Quote Originally Posted by Ezilkannan View Post
@Bramborough Nice review. Regarding garrison armies, I would advise you to not park armies in the cities unless they are vulnerable to attack(borders). You can increase public order by other means, such as edicts, lower taxation, etc. I play the Julia campaign, and actually right now I have only one army in all of Italy(which I will be using for the invasion of Gaul in a few turns), even the cities to the north like Velathari and Ariminum are quite unguarded, as I haven't gone into war with Helvetti tribes in the north yet. So you need not park an army in every city that you capture.
Totally agree. And indeed, in my more "settled" provinces such as Italia, Cisalpina, Magna Grecia etc, I maintain zero military presence. My comment pertains more to recently conquered provinces, while dealing with the cultural differences and slowly decaying unrest. This typically takes around 10-15 turns to resolve (and yes, I know dignitaries help..I use 'em). During this "assimilation period", however, I feel like I have to keep my field armies parked in these settlements until they cross back into the "green" for public order. Lends a rather "start-stop" dynamic to the ongoing Roman juggernaut.