cultures e_hellenistic

Eastern Hellenistic

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8 factions · 222 settlements at the start

Factions

8 factions are Eastern Hellenistic, holding 222 settlements at the start of the campaign (17.0% of the map). 3 of them are not playable; see factions you cannot play.

Faction	Provinces at the start	Default belief
Seleucid Empire	115	Macedonian
Ptolemaic Empire	84	Macedonian
Bactria	12	Greco-Bactrian
Cyrene	7	Macedonian
Seleucid Rebels (Asia Minor)	4	Macedonian
Hasmonean Kingdom	—	Judaean
Ptolemaic Rebels	—	Macedonian
Seleucid Rebels (Upper Satrapies)	—	Macedonian

What its factions believe

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

Belief	Factions	Who
Macedonian	6	Seleucid Empire, Ptolemaic Empire, Cyrene, Seleucid Rebels (Asia Minor), Ptolemaic Rebels, Seleucid Rebels (Upper Satrapies)
Greco-Bactrian	1	Bactria
Judaean	1	Hasmonean Kingdom

Bonuses for being Eastern Hellenistic

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

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