The more you own the harder it is to defend, if you're too ambitious too soon you probably won't have the income or economy required at this point to afford and sustain the increase in armies and may find yourself in deep economic trouble. The only thing I would have as a hard and fast rule is don't become overstretched early on. It may not suit every players style and some techniques and strategies may not be for you, but you may find elements that you can adapt to fit your own requirements. I recommend you don't slavishly copy every little detail of these strategies as there are always unique opportunities that arise in a game which you can take advantage of. So this guide's just a compendium of playthrough experiences and different strategies I've had some success with. Properly developed and defended the empire can hold it's own against anyone. It has a varied range of troop types offering great flexibility, mobility and choice.
It's also in a great trading area, with access to valuable materials and resources. To the west of the city of Constantinople there are the Balkan mountains, to the north the river Danube and in the east the mountain passes of Anatolia. The Byzantine Empire is surrounded by great geographic defensive features, you just need enough troops to secure these areas. Also there's no ability to call for a crusade to get you out of trouble against a dangerous enemy as the empire is Orthodox not Catholic. There's no safe border as there's always at least one hostile power on every frontier. In the early game armies can be overstretched and borders vulnerable to attack as there are not enough troops to go round.
This Empire's territory is more spread out, exposed and difficult to defend compared to the relatively compact area's of the British Isles and the Italian and Iberian peninsulas.
From the outset it faces hostile powers on every border eager to swallow up it's territory. This faction offers unique challenges to the new player.
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