Two questions

[orwell]

What does Arche mean/refer to in Arche seleukeia, and are/will quick battles supported?

[Simmons]

What does Arche mean/refer to in Arche seleukeia, and are/will quick battles supported?

There is a discussion on the Arche Seleukeia name in this thread

Countdown to Open Beta: Arche Seleukeia

It starts at the bottom of the first page.

We found ten possible (though not equally plausible) names for this faction. Here's an excerpt from a recent book on the Seleukids which might have helped push our decision to Arche.

From Sherwin-White and Kuhrt's "From Samarkhand to Sardis" (1993): (chapter 2: section on 'Defining the Seleucid State') "One factor about the Seleucid kingdom, at least, is indisputable: it was an empire, meeting two of the most basic criteria of imperial rule, i.e. (a) where one state, or central power, encompassing a large territory and incorporating a number of socities, often heterogenous in geography and culture, dominates the others by military conquest and military force, and uses the surpluses of the subordinated 'countries'; (b) there exists some sort of overarching administrative framework, which may be loose or tight. The state is created by conquest (Alexander the Great and Seleucus I) and perpetuated by military constraint (armies, colonies, military expeditions, garrisons), which permits the levy of tribute and service from the subjugated peoples. This broad definition the Seleucid kingdom fits."

There were contemporary references to the state as a kingdom 'basileia' as well as an empire 'arche'. Actually both exist in loyalty decrees from Ilium - OGIS 219). And basileia was our second highest vote-getting choice, but in the end I'm very glad Arche won out. It has the additional merit (though this was not ostensibly the reason for our choice) of being a closer match for what it's commonly referred to in English today ("empire") than basileia ("kingdom").

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Quick battles will work. They will work in your current build probably if you just delete the quick folder - in your custom folder. Rename it maybe - that would be safer.

But quick battles will have all sorts of strange combinations, so they aren't as fun maybe as before.