Eastern Hellenistic

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8 factions · 114 settlements at the start

Factions

8 factions are Eastern Hellenistic, holding 114 settlements at the start of the campaign (19.2% of the map). 3 of them are not playable; see factions you cannot play.

Faction	Provinces at the start	Default belief	Faction	Provinces at the start	Default belief
Seleucid Empire	61	Macedonian	Ptolemaic Empire	40	Macedonian
Bactria	9	Greco-Bactrian	Cyrene	4	Macedonian
Hasmoneans	—	Judaean	Ptolemaic Rebels	—	Macedonian
Seleucid Rebels	—	Macedonian	Seleucid Rebels	—	Macedonian

What its factions believe

Its factions follow 3 different beliefs: a culture does not decide a faction's religion.

Belief	Factions	Who	Belief	Factions	Who	Belief	Factions	Who
Macedonian	6	Seleucid Empire, Ptolemaic Empire, Cyrene, Ptolemaic Rebels, Seleucid Rebels, Seleucid Rebels	Greco-Bactrian	1	Bactria	Judaean	1	Hasmoneans

Bonuses for being Eastern Hellenistic

These bonuses apply in a settlement only when its owner is Eastern Hellenistic.

Effect	Where	Effect	Where	Effect	Where	Effect	Where
Greco-Bactrian belief +1	Court of Law (Civic)	Judaean belief +1	Court of Law (Civic)	Greco-Bactrian belief +2	Magnificent Court of Law (Civic)	Judaean belief +2	Magnificent Court of Law (Civic)

And these apply only when the owner is *not* Eastern Hellenistic:

Effect	Where	Effect	Where	Effect	Where	Effect	Where
public order (law) +2 to +3	Court of Law (Civic)	public order (happiness) +6	Great Theatre (Leisure)	public order (law) +2 to +3	Magnificent Court of Law (Civic)	public order (happiness) +2	Paradise of Daphne
public order (happiness) +5	Theatre (Leisure)

Agents and forts

What it costs a Eastern Hellenistic faction to recruit an agent or put up a fort.

	Cost		Cost		Cost		Cost
Spy	800 dn	Assassin	1,000 dn	Diplomat	750 dn	Merchant	750 dn
Admiral	200 dn	Fort	3,000 dn	Watchtower	1,000 dn