[Romani AAR] It began on seven hills...

[Swordmaster]

Are you aiding the Seleucids or do they manage to ward off the Parthians on their own?

[General Appo]

He´s been aiding the Seleukids, and quite a lot. Or at least he was, he´s begun cutting down on the financial aid a bit, after they looked too strong. I´m guessing he might start giving them cash now again since they´re under threat again.

[QuintusSertorius]

Are you aiding the Seleucids or do they manage to ward off the Parthians on their own?

He´s been aiding the Seleukids, and quite a lot. Or at least he was, he´s begun cutting down on the financial aid a bit, after they looked too strong. I´m guessing he might start giving them cash now again since they´re under threat again.

As General Appo says, the only reason they're still around is because I've been protecting them. Until recently they were getting 10-20k every turn and having their armies moved to convenient spots to defend their settlements. I also spawn extra units in any besieged settlement, and move threatening enemy stacks away. Now Pahlava are at war with both the Saka and Baktria, I'll port more of their stacks to that front and away from the Seleukids. Parthia have been getting hit with negative money most turns, too.

[Swordmaster]

Alright, I was wondering whether they'd be more able if they could concentrate on defending Syria instead of an entire empire, hence why I asked. I've never seen them do that, since Syria is usually the first thing they lose, instead of the last. But I figure the Parthians are relentless in their onslaught, poor chaps.

Quite an enjoyable AAR, actually. I love your historical approach. To such an extent actually that I'm off playing another Romani campaign.

[QuintusSertorius]

Alright, I was wondering whether they'd be more able if they could concentrate on defending Syria instead of an entire empire, hence why I asked. I've never seen them do that, since Syria is usually the first thing they lose, instead of the last. But I figure the Parthians are relentless in their onslaught, poor chaps.

Quite an enjoyable AAR, actually. I love your historical approach. To such an extent actually that I'm off playing another Romani campaign.

Glad you're enjoying it!

I'm in a quandry as to how to deal with Asia Minor now. KH have three provinces which should have been bequeathed to me in 133BC. I could just take them off them, but they're currently my protectorate.

I'm thinking when the time comes, I might just FD them to me, and give them Karia (after taking it off the Seleukids) so they've got Rhodes and Hallikarnassos. The Ptolemies could do with losing it anyway, they keep producing half-stacks who just sit on the coast like they don't know where they're going.

[Swordmaster]

He´s been aiding the Seleukids, and quite a lot. Or at least he was, he´s begun cutting down on the financial aid a bit, after they looked too strong. I´m guessing he might start giving them cash now again since they´re under threat again.

I'm talking about the last decades, actually.

[QuintusSertorius]

I'm talking about the last decades, actually.

There hasn't really been a time where I've not monitored and shepherded them. They did start expanding on their own in the last decade or so, Charax rebelled to them and they even besieged Seleukeia, so I stopped giving them money for a few turns. Now they're slowly losing ground to the Ptolemies again, and the Parthians are getting bolder, so back on the support.