Quote Originally Posted by Tarkus View Post
What should I do with Persepolis???
My two issues are (1) historical role-playing and (2) gameplay. From the role-playing perspective, what would the Baktrians have done with Persepolis in 259BC, after taking it from the Seleukids? Would they sack it as Alexander did seventy years earlier, or would they see the city as a manifestation of his legacy and occupy it? And from the gameplay perspective...my military is pretty weak, and I'm afraid that my occupation of Persepolis will only serve to anger the Seleukids and prompt them to take revenge. They're still the most powerful faction in the game, so I don't want to wake the Sleeping Giant in the east.

What would you do? Thanks for your help!
Depends what you want to do at this point in the campaign. Do you want to be fighting the Seleucids? Or would you prefer peace so you can have time to expand into India?

If you want to fight the Seleucids, keep Persepolis. It's a rich city with good recruitment options.

If you want peace with the Seleucids: Keep Persepolis for the moment, and take Gabai and Hekatompylos as well. Then destroy all buildings (except wonders, it's barbaric to destroy wonders) in the three cities and give them all to Pahlava! This will mean Baktria doesn't have a border with Seleukia anymore, making it a lot easier to make peace with them as they won't see you as so much of a threat if you're not a neighbour. Plus it will give Pahlava a nice boost, making them stronger and more able to keep the Seleucids occupied while you go on your Indian expedition. Once India is yours, you will be rich enough to cope with any future threat.

On the roleplaying aspect - the Baktrians are Greeks, not Macedonians. So they aren't as wedded to the legacy of Megas Alexandros as the Seleucids are. After all, Alexander left his Greek allies in Baktria because he didn't trust them. The Baktrians would be quite happy to either sack or occupy cities, whichever is most convenient.