
He will deal with the ever-expansionist Parthians, enabling you to turn and dispatch the troublesome Nasamones to the west.
Your greatest ally in this endeavor will be the Roman general, Mark Antony. You must restore your ancient holdings in Africa and in the east. With the right leader at the helm to marshal these resources, Egypt could even rise beyond the heights of its former supremacy!Įgypt's present may be a pale imitation of its past glory, but its future greatness is in your hands. Cleopatra has exploited this masterfully, ushering in a peace that maximizes Egypt’s trade and agricultural might. However, Egypt’s power has waned, and her rulers court Roman support to validate their claims. By combining local customs with the sponsorship of the finest minds in the Hellenistic world, Ptolemy married the grandeur of ancient empire with modern sophistication. Ptolemaic Egypt was one of the most impressive cultural and economic powers in the Mediterranean. While all claimed to be Greek and promoted Hellenization in their kingdoms, each also claimed to be the one true inheritor of Alexander's legacy. Over the years the claims and counter-claims of legitimacy deepened the rivalry between the Successors. The Ptolemaic court is a complicated blend of imported Greek nobility and an increasingly-Hellenize, native Egyptian aristocracy.Īfter Alexander's death, his mightiest generals tore apart his empire as they fought for it. Naval Prowess: +1 experience rank Egyptian ship recruits.
Ptolemaic Enlightenment: +10% research rate. Foreign Dynasty: +25% public order penalty due to presence of foreign cultures. Under his reign Ptolemaic Egypt remains rich, powerful, and influential. One of Alexander the Great's generals, Ptolemy, was father to the current Egyptian ruler. Alexander's Legacy: -20% resistance to foreign occupation. Successor Conflict: +10% morale for all units during battles against Hellenic factions. Question 2: Yes, they can break their status with you if you do conquest by violence however they are very unlikely to do that even when they hate you. Question 1: Yes, but you are very limited to what you can build. There is a balanced and logical diplomacy system. If you are fighting wars on multiple fronts and need some relief, this might be a better option than a simple peace agreement.ģ.) If you create a client state out of a peaceful faction without conquest or war, they will not have these negative modifiers.Ĥ.)They do give you a positive modifier for treaties with the faction when you create a client state. It might be better to take what little you can get by forcing them to become a client state to avoid thinning out your forces to capture, and then defend their settlements.Ģ.) You need to end a war. They will forever maintain their independence, no matter how long you rule over them.ĥ.) Client state or satrop by conquest they will hate you for the war, for the conquest, and for the occupation of their city.ġ.) Their last one or two settlements are a considerable distance from your borders. You can't control what your client state builds, and even if you could, their building do not contribute to your province.ģ.) I don't think the income from the client state tribute is significantly higher than what you would earn from directly controlling their settlement.Ĥ.) It's impossible to diplomatically assimilate them into your faction. If a client state exists in one of your provinces you can't issue edicts because you don't control 100% of the province.Ģ.) They hold back provinces by limiting what you can build.