Best 'small Successor'?

**miotas** · 07-05-2009, 14:14

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Χαλάζι Δυτικά Βασιλέα!

My favourite faction is Baktria. If in looking for a small successor you want a tricky starting position then I would go with Baktria. Makedonia already starts off in a fairly strong position, it is still threatened but not to the extent of Baktria which is constantly threatened by AS, phalav, and saka. Plus Baktria can get early access to those beautiful indus and indo-hellenic units.

**Maion Maroneios** · 07-05-2009, 14:50

Originally Posted by miotas

Χαλάζι Δυτικά Βασιλέα!

OK I'm mean, but I had to laugh about this. What you wrote means: "Hail (as in weather-terms) in the west, King!"

Maion

**antisocialmunky** · 07-05-2009, 16:29

Now that I think about it. There was Thrace. It got dogpiled by all the other Successors though in hilarious fashion.

**Constantius III** · 07-06-2009, 21:32

Originally Posted by antisocialmunky

Now that I think about it. There was Thrace. It got dogpiled by all the other Successors though in hilarious fashion.

I'd be wary of labeling Lysimachos' kingdom as 'Thraikian'. When the center of his territory was there, he was a nobody and a weakling, and forced to share power (the arrangement is unclear) with Seuthes, a native Thraikian king; after Ipsos, when he catapulted into prominence (despite the engagement having largely been won by Seleukos' and Kassandros' troops), I believe he pulled far greater revenues and manpower from Asia Mikra.