Greeks in Gaul
I wanted to test the Virtual Limes mod and decided it would be cool to do so with Massalia, attempting to form the Phocean League—which I had never done before. It was an extremely challenging campaign. The Virtual Limes mod works in a way where large empires or kingdoms create special vassals, like Military Marches, and a special one for Rome called 'Friend and Ally of Rome.' They establish these vassals and, after some time, annex them diplomatically. This makes things much harder, as they essentially build a wall of surprisingly strong vassals around themselves.
Having said all that, I hate Rome. I could write a 10-page essay on how much I hate Rome in this Massalia campaign. The number of defensive wars I had to fight against them was sheer hell. They just don't stop attacking! As soon as a peace treaty expires, they almost immediately declare war again. They were constantly trying to take my capital province, which would have been game over if I had lost it.
At one unlucky moment, I had to fight three consecutive wars against Rome because they declared war on my tributaries one after the other... I spent almost 19 straight years at war, with my war exhaustion maxed out... Man, I really hate Rome
