What is currently the best way to handle cultures ?

[Ruck]

As Rome f.e., does it make sense to integrate to neighbouring latin cultures or is better in the longterm to let them assimilate ? I guess a huge and heavy civilized culture like the Greeks would then be better to integrate ?

Also, I just fought a very difficult and long (felt like 100 years) war against Carthago (they backstabbed me, when I was already at war, also did they destroy like 70% of my costly navy). And now I somehow have the very strong urge to enslave them all, burn their city down and put salt on their fields (I know, its a legend...).

So what would happen If I give the Carthagians ingame the right to be only slaves ? I guess it would take multiple centuries until all of their free men and nobility convert to slaves ? Would these slaves then automatically emigrate to my italian mainland to free working spaces to work in the fields ?

 

[IsaacCAT]

I do not play for min max, so I would recommend you to do as you are doing in your current campaign and role play each time.

Also, think about vassal relations like Feudatory, that are beneficial if you are from the same group cultures:

Subject nations - Imperator Wiki

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Hat tip to @Willem de Zwijger

Peace Treaty Advice

Doing my first Imperator game, and I finally beat the Anttigonid vassal swarm. Do I take their subjects as my own? Or should I annex them? And should I drive into Asia Minor?

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On the migration subject, there is POP migration, and you can force move your slaves, albeit not from overseas.

Migration mechanism shall be improved.

For all it is worth, here my suggestion:

Migration and Cities

Preface: In ancient Rome migration was very important and significant. I would argue it was the main drive for urban agglomerations. Observation: In the game, migration is represented by the tribes migration mechanism and the POPS migration...

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