Role Play Idea for the Seleucids

[Socy]

I'll take the opportunity to ask some questions in this thread about how to roleplay the Selecuids with a historical fashion. Some questions that I have been thinking of for a while:

- How did the Seleucid Empire name the sucessor of the Basileus. By birthright? Military Might? Political Might? Etc?

- To what extent was the local aristocracy incorporated into the empire? In the game it is possible for different locals to marry into the royal family (Checking their "Ethnic Trait" etc.) but what about the other nobles? Were they used in the army? As advisors? I don't find it too hard to belive that for example Babylonian scholars would be used as scribes/accountants etc. But then again, the Hellens were a little elitistic, weren't they?

[Victor1234]

I'll take the opportunity to ask some questions in this thread about how to roleplay the Selecuids with a historical fashion. Some questions that I have been thinking of for a while:

- How did the Seleucid Empire name the sucessor of the Basileus. By birthright? Military Might? Political Might? Etc?

- To what extent was the local aristocracy incorporated into the empire? In the game it is possible for different locals to marry into the royal family (Checking their "Ethnic Trait" etc.) but what about the other nobles? Were they used in the army? As advisors? I don't find it too hard to belive that for example Babylonian scholars would be used as scribes/accountants etc. But then again, the Hellens were a little elitistic, weren't they?

Well, although I don't know the answer to the first question, from the ethnic trait descriptions, it sounds like the Selucids made use of whoever they could get, but they trusted some more than others (ie, Babylonians and Persians were good, Armenians bear watching). In fact, the Selucid ruling family themselves are described as Heterogenes, so it's not likely that they'd be as elitist as the Hellenes.

That point aside, one of my favorite parts of playing the Selucids is the different ethnicities the generals can have.

[Lysimachos]

I think i can answer the first question (at least before it gets confusing at the end of the empire): by birthright. All kings (with little exception) were descendants of Seleukos or claimed to be so and i think mostly the first born became the next king, although there were sometimes internal conflicts.

[Victor1234]

I think i can answer the first question (at least before it gets confusing at the end of the empire): by birthright. All kings (with little exception) were descendants of Seleukos or claimed to be so and i think mostly the first born became the next king, although there were sometimes internal conflicts.

The temple description did seem to make it sound like a state-cult had formed around Seleukos, so it'd definately make sense that everyone claimed to be his descendant.