Saba advises plz

[Bootsiuv]

No worries.

[Ludens]

A bit off-topic, but what happened to those Greek colonies on the Red Sea historically? Where they abandoned, overrun by angry natives, incorperated into the Roman empire or did they simply disappear in the native population?

[keravnos]

A bit off-topic, but what happened to those Greek colonies on the Red Sea historically? Where they abandoned, overrun by angry natives, incorperated into the Roman empire or did they simply disappear in the native population?

Mostly abandoned or tuned down into simple "emporion" status from some years after creation to a century or so later, with only Ptolemais Theron remaining there for centruries as a major trade hub. (It must be noted also that as Ptolemaioi grew weaker and became Rome's best client kingdom they gradually lost interest in retaining far flung colonies, or the Elephants they could provide) As Axum became more powerful, its cities, like Adoulis grew more important and took on some of the tasks of those failed colonies, aka providing an outlet for the inland african produce, and a VERY important stop in the " periplous" meaning the trip towards India from Egypt, which must be the first transcontinental sea trade route.

[Ludens]

Thank you for the explanation.

[Basileus Seleukeia]

These Red Sea Hoplites are a weird thing. They are Greeks, but can't be recruited by Greeks, only by Arabians. Well, whether they can be recruited by greeks depends on whci hthing you believe: The factions section of the EB main page, or the recruitment viewer. Even if Ptoelamaioi can recruit them, Seleukids should have them too. I can't imagine a unit in the seleukid roster that would share a model with them. But, argh, I'm no member of the EB team, so there are perhaps reasons which I do not know.