u/Hemunac

Rome 2 question

hello everyone, i recently got that Rome itch again and wanted to play a bit. but some thinga are bugging me.

1.do we need to hold a whole edict to actually be economically growing and earning some.money?

2.is there like a best ratio for number of armies compared to number of settlements so they dont eat up too much money.

3.how is it possible that with lets say Cornelia house i start off and have no issues conquering almost the whole map. but with lets say sparta i cant actually hold the starting edict. other factions just descend upon me much quicker or are the units quite week.?

4. the gameplay logic seems a bit different than rome 1. so if you guys have suggestions for, well lets face it, a newbie to rome 2 please share them.

5.what faction has the best infantry, cavalry? i guess rome is an all rounder. but what other factions seem fun to play?