Looking for info and tips regarding Koinon Hellenon

[Savriss]

Whew! Thanks for the responses, there's a lot to think on!

1. From the information gained, are Thorakitai Hoplites (spear primary, AP sword secondary) and Iphikratous Hoplitai a bad choice to replace classical hoplites with?
2. Do classical hoplites remain relevant throughout the entire game, due to this issue with secondary weapons?
3. Do hippakontistai (javelin cavalry) make much of an impact, despite their small unit size? Are they a good replace for peltasts or an accompaniment?
4. In a 'modern' army, is there any use for akontistai (unarmoured javelineers) ? I've found them largely redundant to peltasts but I occasionally miss their sheer number of javelins.

As for the Ptolemaics, things are not as lost as they seem. A spy is now scouting the area and the Seleucids are still alive deeper inland. I have largely uncontested control of the eastern Mediterranean and they show me that the Nile cities are almost unguarded, so I'm putting together an army as quickly as possible to go cause mayhem. I feel a little bad as the Ptolemaics have, thus far, been immaculately friendly allies. There's a main army and a baggage train of spares to top up units as best as possible, but reinforcements should be as easy as getting ships back and forth.
For this new army, I had the following layout planned,
2 generals, compromising 1 fearsome old bastard and his just unleashed son of 16 years old (he'll be 17 when the fleet sets sail).
4 classical hoplites.
2 Thorakitai hoplites, for AP.
1 spartan hoplite.
2 Thorakitai (the javelin ones, not the AP hoplites).
2 peltasts.
2 cretan archers.
1 rhodian slingers.
2 heavy cavalry of whatever I can dig up.

5. Should I drop the Thorakitai hoplites for more classicals or the cheaper haploi?
6. Would adding hippakontistai be too much, or rather replace the peltasts?
7. Is it worth trying to hold a Nile city, or better to raze everything and run away with the loot?

And finally,
8. Does bribing ever work on anything more than 2 unit armies?
9. Stupid Pontus people won't make peace with me even though they only have 1 province left, really?! Are there programmed hatreds?