The win conditions for the Seleukids are incredible, but not impossible. I'm playing a h/m campaign as them and I have to say it's the most fun I've had playing a campaign in ANY Total War game, mod, or expansion.

I decided to try and keep the whole empire together, and it was difficult to say the least. I was at war the Ptolemaioi from the get-go and I actually lost a few cities to them before my armies got to the front and kicked them back to Egypt. In 255 b.c. the Parthians and Baktrians rebelled at the same time and I had a war in both the south and the east (Pontics broke away but never attacked and the Hayasdan remained loyal throughout it all).

Right now it's been 15 game years since then and I still haven't destroyed any of those factions, although I have conquered and burned a few of their cities.


Most of time is now spent building up my cities and their defences, reforming my armies, and consolidating what conquests I've made. EB rocks!