*FYI this is quite a long description, brace yourselves*



Ah, good old Greece. A land of philosophers, warriors and poets. But for me, right now its my bank account, jump-pad and general slaughterhouse.
So heres the story-after securing italy, i turned my attention to greece: everyone knows greece is a great way to get cash, and right now i control all of greece as well as the adriatic. but when it came to contact with the ptolemys, my fears were recognised: the ptolemys had replaced the AS as the dominant power in the east, and they were in turkey, fighting against a couple of mak settlements, a couple of KH and living peacefully with my ally pontos. i took the mak settlements, and allied with the ptolemys in a hope to keep on living. but as usual the AI betrayed me, and now the ptolemys control most of the east. even when pontos attacked me and i took nikaia, the ptolemys simply stole it from me! every siege or battle i win is quickly followed by the swift annhilation of my soldiers.
on a brighter note the polybian reforms have happened, and im hoping that itll give me a new edge against the ptolemys. all the same, i wanna know what a historical roman army is to see if it might improve my own, and what your suggested tactics are. keeping in mind that the ptolemys control their starting lands, plus the entire east from the AS and the lands south of the Nile, i need EXPERT advice.
and if it helps, i currently outfit my armies with 6 principes, 2 hoplitai, 2 hippeis, 1 general and either 2 toxotai or 4 peltastai. some also have thracian spearmen and galatian swordsmen, but only if theyre in the east. hope it helps,
cheers