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XxNovaStarxX

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Just to clarify. Europa was a woman from phonecia who was also a Greek princess and X/X.

She was so hot that Zeus did what he does best and kidnapped her.

Because we don't know where she was taken, Europa means "unknown place"

The Greeks soon started to call the lands north of them Europa, as they were considered harsh and inhospitable.

That's is why it's called Europe.
 

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The correct answer, as it is for any era of Paradox Games, is the Veneti.
 

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Samnium

Bc mercenary Samnite warriors are da best.
 

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I might go for a Thebes campaign considering they are in the game as their own faction (instead of being part of the Boeotian League like I first thought they would) and Make Thebes Great Again, or otherwise a Macedon game and try to subdue the Greek citystates.
 

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The Cimbri.
 

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Probably a British tribe, maybe an Irish or Scottish one in particular. I like playing on or as Britain and playing on an island that you've unified is fun, it feels nice and neat once you've got the whole thing, and you can just develop it over time.
 

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I just spun a wheel of Greek minors and it looks like Athens is my bae
 

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Rome of course because duh.
Massilia, as a Greek-Gaulish Empire in the Western and Central Mediterranean.
Armenia or Georgia, to conquer the near east and beat back both Rome and Persia like an ancient Burgundy.
The Veneti, who will become a shining merchant republic and fulfill their latent destiny by sacking Byzantion and/or Rome for fun and profit.
Athens as well, to dominate the Eastern Mediterranean and unite the Greeks.
And Boi for the memes.
 

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Rome - Duh.

Etruria - Provide a northern rival for the Romans, and slowly but surely swallow the Gauls from the north, and do the tango with Rome once we have no other choice.

Massilia - Expand along the French/Spanish coast and rival Carthage in western Mediterranean trade power.

Syracuse - Given that they say they're somewhat strong, I would move into cutting off Rome from Magna Graecia and continue a long score of wars with Carthage to unite Sicily.

Knossos - I feel how Krete is the crossroads for all sorts of powers would make politics interesting there. Ptolemy enacting influence over a part as I cuddle to the Antigonids and slowly get entangled in the Diadochi and their wars.

And finally,
Parthia - Some sort of Parthian state would be the endgoal from learning the game, eventually getting into some sort of Parthian Empire business and reverse-Alexandering the Diadochi.
 

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Corinth indeed starts in Cassanders hands. Though it’s about to be approached by Demetrius the besieger....



The Nesiotic league is likely our largest island country at start, though it begins the game as a subject state under Phrygia / the Antigonids.

Recently finished Harry Turtledove's superb historical Rhodian novels, which cut off just before Demetrius' siege - after the protagonists discuss Rhodes' future with Demetrius! So playing Rhodes tall / economic, without any expansion onto non-islands, might be fun, if a little slow. Especially if Rhodes already gets any economic buffs. Looking forward to seeing the effects of the Colossus decision.

Otherwise Rome, Carthage, and especially the Diadochi.

On that last point, can anyone recommend some serious detailed Diadochi histories for the interesting bit (i.e. prior to Seleucid domination), the half-century following Alexander's death?
 

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Byzantion and create an early Byzantine Empire. I hope they are greek culture as I think that will fit best.

They are a Greek settlement, of course they'll have a Greek culture.