Quote Originally Posted by Ludens
I suspect the A.I. also gets to see the entire map.
I am not sure it does - at least, I act as if it does not. I used to make a point of flogging my map to the AI for cash, but then I worried that it might be giving away the location of my cities. In a recent WRE BI game, I was careful never to sell my map. As a result, the hordes kept hovering around my (well defended) frontier cities and did not head for (essentially undefended) Rome or the juicy interior cities. I'm not sure if people who have sold their maps have the same experience.

BTW, Gratanius the lily livered is a starting WRE general, available to the human and the AI alike. Superficially he looks real good, with his 5 stars at all, unless you are the kind of person who looks at the fine print (or takes monikers seriously!).