Pontus

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Flag of Pontus Pontic heritage

Happiness for wrong culture group modifier.png +3% Unintegrated culture group happiness
Ruler popularity gain.png +0.05 Monthly ruler popularity gain
Price state investment civic cost modifier.png +15% Civic Provincial Investment Cost

Pontus is a medium sized regional power located along the Euxine (Black) Sea, a Persianized tribal kingdom straddling the eastern parts of Bithynia and Cappadocia rising from the fall of the Flag of Achaemenid Empire Achaemenid Empire. One of several moderately sized states in northern Anatolia and the Caucasus, Pontus is squeezed between its fellow Anatolian kingdoms of Flag of Paphlagonia Paphlagonia and Flag of Armenia Armenia to the east and west and the Greek city states of the coast with the large Diadochi kingdoms of the Flag of Antigonid Kingdom Antigonid Kingdom and Flag of Seleukid Empire Seleukid Empire not far away, almost all of whom are larger and stronger than Pontus at start. Historically, Pontus would rise to greatness under the Mithridatid dynasty (ruling in Flag of Kios Kios in 450 AUC), who founded a syncretic Helleno-Persian kingdom that rose to become a significant regional power, dominating the whole Euxine Sea region and briefly contending with the might of Flag of Rome Rome itself for control over all of Anatolia during the Mithridatic Wars before its defeat and eventual annexation.

Events[edit | edit source]

Main article: Mithridates events

There is a small event chain that starts a few years after the beginning of the game by which the Mithridatid dynasty, ruling Flag of Kios Kios at the start, can come to power in Pontus. If the original ruler of Kios dies his heir will get an event to try to flee to Kimiata in Flag of Paphlagonia Paphlagonia. Alternatively, if the Flag of Antigonid Kingdom Antigonid Kingdom collapses through the Antigonid Cause Wavers event, the King of Flag of Kios Kios will be murdered triggering the same event. Flag of Kios Kios will ask Flag of Paphlagonia Paphlagonia (or whatever country owns the territory) for control of Kimiata and the nearby coast and take control of the area as the Flag of Mithridatic Kingdom Mithridatic Kingdom and while abandoning Flag of Kios Kios to a new ruler, either peacefully if Flag of Paphlagonia Paphlagonia accepts or starting a war if they do not (one that they can typically easily win, given that the Flag of Mithridatic Kingdom Mithridatic Kingdom will shift to the Paphlagonian culture around Kimiata and get a temporary Levy.png +10% levy size bonus).

Eventually, provided that both Flag of Pontus Pontus and the Flag of Mithridatic Kingdom Mithridatic Kingdom exist, are bordering each other, and not at war, an event will fire that will allow Flag of Pontus Pontus to accept Mithridates as their new king, which will typically annex Flag of Pontus Pontus into the Flag of Mithridatic Kingdom Mithridatic Kingdom followed by the Flag of Mithridatic Kingdom Mithridatic Kingdom forming Flag of Pontus Pontus. If Flag of Pontus Pontus is controlled by a human player, however, it will be able to instead annex the Flag of Mithridatic Kingdom Mithridatic Kingdom, gain Mithridates as the ruler, get the Flag of Mithridatic Kingdom Mithridatic heritage, and reform into an Menu government.png Autocratic Monarchy without having to go through the normal tribal reformation process, allowing for the formation of Mithridatic Pontus while starting as the Pontic tag as well. Starting as Flag of Pontus Pontus, however, will not give access to the unique Pontic flavor decisions as forming Flag of Pontus Pontus as Flag of Kios Kios does.

Formation requirements[edit | edit source]

Decision[edit | edit source]

If it is destroyed, Pontus can be reformed by any nation that has Cappadocian primary culture or the Mithridatid dynasty in power. This primarily refers to Flag of Kios Kios, which the Mithridatids rule at the start of the game, but any nation can potentially form Pontus if they recruit a Mithridatid scion and manage to raise him/her to become the Leader.png ruler.

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Form Pontus

Once a proud kingdom of its own Pontus was reduced to a Satrapy under the Achaemenids and later devolved into a no mans land under the Successors. We must restore the great state that once was and create a new Pontic Kingdom.


 
Potential requirements
  • Has at least 1 territory
  • Country has Cappadocian culture or the current ruler is in the same family as Mithridates Mithridatid (52)
  • Is not Flag of Pontus Pontus
  • Is not AI-controlled or has more than 5 territories
  • Is not a Tier 2 or Tier 3 formable
Allow
  • Flag of Pontus Pontus does not currently exist
  • Is not at war or in a civil war
  • Owns the following territories:
    • Amaseia (1819)
    • Karana (1839)
    • Amisos (1807)
    • Sinope (1812)

Effects
  • Current country becomes Flag of Pontus Pontus
  • Gain Political influence.png 150 political influence
  • If the country was originally Flag of Kios Kios, the current ruler gets the nickname "Ktistes"
  • Move the capital to Amaseia (1819) and make it a city if it is currently a territory
  • Add Citizens 4 citizen pops and Freemen 4 freemen pops of the state culture and religion to Amaseia (1819)
  • Amaseia (1819) gets the modifier Emergent Capital until the end of the game, giving:
    • Global population growth.png +0.15% Local Population Growth
    • Freeman happiness +8% Local Freeman Happiness
    • Civilization.png +10% Local Civilization Level
  • Get claims on all territories in the regions of Bithynia et Paphlagonia, Cappadocia Taurica, and Cappadocia Pontica
  • Get Province investment 3 free province investments
Formation requirements for Pontus. Fully coloured territories are required, while hatched territories will be claimed on formation.

Event[edit | edit source]

Pontus can also be formed by the Flag of Mithridatic Kingdom Mithridatic Kingdom (itself formed by Flag of Kios Kios) as part of the Mithridates events if the two kingdoms are neighbouring, as part of an agreement where the exiled Mithridatic dynasty can assume the kingship of Pontus. The event will allow the Flag of Mithridatic Kingdom Mithridatic Kingdom to peacefully annex and take on the trappings of Flag of Pontus Pontus, effectively merging the two states together. Note that forming Pontus by event will also give the same claims as forming by decision, though it does not have the same requirements to control certain territories.

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Throne of Pontus

Event trigger.png The below description is one of several available for this event.
Our envoys have returned from the back-rooms of Amaseia, where they have been laying down our proposal to the Pontic nobility. As it happens, they have seen the usefulness of a dynamic and prestigious ruler and agreed to put Pontus into the hands of Mithridates in a bloodless coup...


 
Trigger conditions
  • The current country exists
Is triggered only by

the Mithridatic Solution event


Event trigger.pngEnabled if: Flag of Pontus Pontus agreed to let Mithridates become king

Event button.png
Pontus shall be our new home.
  • The current ruler gets the nickname "Ktistes"
  • Annex all territories currently belonging to Flag of Pontus Pontus
  • Every Vassalized.png subject of Flag of Pontus Pontus becomes a Vassalized.png tributary of the current country
  • If Amaseia (1819) is owned, make Amaseia (1819) the Country capital.png capital
  • Country becomes Flag of Pontus Pontus
  • Integrated.png Integrate Cappadocian culture, if it is not currently the primary culture
  • Set the Policy cultural assimilation.png primary culture to Cappadocian
  • Get claims on all territories in the regions of Bithynia et Paphlagonia, Cappadocia Taurica, and Cappadocia Pontica
  • For every non-AI controlled country that meets the following conditions:
    • Was not the original overlord of Flag of Kios Kios
    • Was not asked to give refuge to Mithridates
    • Is not the current country
    • One of the following is true:
  • Bithynia et Paphlagonia
  • Asia
  • Cappadocia Taurica
  • Phrygia
  • Cappadocia Pontica
  • Thrace
  • Macedonia
  • Greece
  • Taurica
  • Sarmatia Europea
  • Cilicia
  • Colchis

Event trigger.pngEnabled if: Flag of Pontus Pontus did not agree to let Mithridates become king

Event button.png
The hard way, then.
  • War.png Declare war on Flag of Pontus Pontus with the Conquer wargoal for the Pontic Country capital.png capital area
  • Get the modifier Mithridatic Domination for 20 years, giving:
    • Manpower.png +10% National Manpower
    • Warscore cost.png -15% War score Cost

Decisions[edit | edit source]

Flag of Pontus Pontus has a couple of country-specific decisions revolving around moving its capital and religious syncretism, if the country chose to embrace greater Hellenistic influences in its country-specific events. These decisions are only available, however, if Pontus was formed by Flag of Kios Kios by decision, not if the nation started as Pontus (even if the Mithridatic dynasty was embraced) or if Pontus was formed by the event. They can be found in /ImperatorRome/game/decisions/pontic_decisions.txt.

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Pontic Capital of Sinope

It is time to leave our old capital behind, and move our administration to Sinope. Settled at a defensive position of the northern Anatolian coastline, it is the perfect location from which to rule our nation.


 
Potential requirements
  • Is or formed Flag of Pontus Pontus
  • Chose to embrace Hellenistic influence (as flagged by the variable greco_pontic_traditions)
  • Has not taken this decision before
  • The capital is not Sinope (1812)
Allow
  • Has at least Wealth 200 gold
  • Owns Sinope (1812)
  • Sinope (1812) is not the capital
  • Is not at War.png war or in a Civil war.png civil war
  • Has at least Stability.png 50 stability

Effects
  • Lose Wealth 200 gold
  • Move the capital to Sinope (1812)
  • Add Citizens 2 citizens and Freemen 2 freemen of the state culture and religion to Sinope (1812)
  • Sinope (1812) gets the modifier Euxine Capital until the end of the game, giving:
    • Tax income.png +10% Local Tax
    • Global population growth.png +0.10% Local Population Growth
    • Population capacity +5 Population Capacity
    • Civilization.png +5% Local Civilization Level
  • If Amaseia (1819) was formerly the capital, it gets the modifier Secondary Capital until the end of the game, giving:
    • Global population growth.png +0.05% Local Population Growth
    • Pop happy.png +10% Local Population Happiness
    • Civilization.png +5% Local Civilization Level
  • Get State free investments.png 2 free province investments
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Embrace Greco-Pontic Omens

Our people look to many different deities, be it Zoroastrian, Cybelene or Hellenic. It is time for us to start celebrating and worshipping these gods and goddesses as well, rather than limiting ourselves to only those of our ancient past.


 
Potential requirements
  • Is or formed Flag of Pontus Pontus
  • Chose to embrace Hellenistic influence (as flagged by the variable greco_pontic_traditions)
  • Follows either the Hellenic, Cybelene, or Zoroastrian religion
Allow
  • Is not at war or in a civil war
  • Follows either the Religious power.png Hellenic, Cybelene, or Zoroastrian religion
  • Has at least Stability.png 50 stability
  • If the current country is a monarchy, has at least Legitimacy.png 70 legitimacy
  • Otherwise, if the current country is a republic, has at least Senate approval 50 Senate support
  • Otherwise, if the current country is tribal, all Clan chiefs.png clan chiefs have at least Loyalty.png 60 loyalty

Effects
  • Get the modifier Syncretic Faith until the end of the game, giving:
    • Omen.png +15% Omen Power
  • Unlock the deities Zeus Stratios and Selene

Additionally, as a Anatolian culture group country, Flag of Pontus Pontus also has access to the decision to form 20px Persia if it integrates Persian culture.

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Form Persia

The days of Cyrus and Darius are long gone, but the Persian people remember the great empires built by their own. It is time to throw off the shackles of our foreign oppressors, and unite our people once again!


 
Potential requirements
  • Has at least 1 territory
  • Country is in the Iranian, Caucasian, or Anatolian culture groups
  • Is not 20px Persia
  • Is not AI-controlled or owns at least 40 territories
  • Is not a Tier 3 formable
Allow
  • 20px Persia does not exist
  • If the country is not AI-controlled and there are Persian-cultured pops in the country, has Persian as a primary or integrated culture
  • Is not at war or in a civil war
  • Owns the follow territories:
    • Babylon (918)
    • Ekbatana (1595)
    • Pasargadai (4951)
    • Persepolis (4799)
    • Nostana (6561)
    • Arbela (880)
    • Gazaka (1515)
    • Opis (914)
    • Hormirzad (4791)
    • Zadrakarta (3435)
    • Artakabana (6559)
    • Sousa (946)

Effects
  • If the country is AI-controlled, there are Persian-cultured pops in the country, and Persian is not the primary culture, add Persian as an integrated culture
  • If the game is ironman, the country is not AI-controlled, and the country is or started as Flag of Heraclea Pontica Heraclea Pontica, award the achievement Heraclea Persica
  • Country becomes 20px Persia
  • If the country's ruler is in the same family as Amastris Achaimenid (82), set the name and flag to Flag of Achaemenid Empire Achaemenid Empire
  • If the current government form is a monarchy and not Empire or Imperial Cult, set the government form to Empire
  • Otherwise, gain Political influence.png 300 political influence
  • Get the event Seat of Power
  • Get the modifier Unification of Persia for 20 years, giving:
    • Integrated culture happiness +15% Integrated Culture Happiness
    • Freeman output +12% National Freemen Output
  • Get claims on all unowned territories in the regions of Persis, Media, Parthia, Ariana, Mesopotamia, Bactriana, Gedrosia, and Assyria
  • Get Province investment 5 free province investments

Unique deities[edit | edit source]

Main article: Hellenic#Pontic deities

These deities are available to Flag of Pontus Pontus, if the player started as Flag of Kios Kios, and it has decided to adopt Hellenic traditions and the Embrace Graeco-Pontic Omens decision is taken (to retain access to them, Flag of Pontus Pontus must be Hellenic, Cybelene, Zoroastrian, or own the deity's holy site):

Deity Category Passive effect Omen effect Apotheosis effect Holy site
Zeus Stratios War Morale.png +3% Morale of Armies Manpower recovery speed.png +8% Manpower Recovery Speed Religious tech investment.png+2.50 Religious Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Religious power.png Zeal, with a minimum of Religious tech investment.png +5 and a maximum of Religious tech investment.png +25
Selene Culture Civic tech investment.png +7.50% Civic Tech Investment Research points.png +8% Research Points Up to 5 pops in a random territory Policy religious conversion.png convert to the deity’s faith

Strategy[edit | edit source]

When playing as Flag of Pontus Pontus, it is actually best to start as Flag of Kios Kios, and follow the event chain which brings Mithridates to power in Flag of Pontus Pontus. If you choose to start as Flag of Pontus Pontus, instead of Flag of Kios Kios you will not be able to gain access to the unique Pontic decisions and omens. Flag of Kios Kios starts as Zoroastrian, and if you want to become Hellenic, it is best to convert while you still control the city of Kios, and if you want to become Cybelene, you will have ample opportunity when you control Pontus. When playing as Flag of Kios Kios with the intent of moving to Flag of Pontus Pontus, it is imperative that the Flag of Antigonid Kingdom Antigonid Kingdom cause wavers (which usually happens with an AI Flag of Antigonid Kingdom Antigonid Kingdom) and that Flag of Thrace Thrace never makes a deal with Flag of Antigonid Kingdom Antigonid Kingdom for control of anatolia.

After that, Flag of Kios Kios will get the event allowing Mithridates to seek refuge in Flag of Paphlagonia Paphlagonia. It is advised to always ask (instead of immediately invading) because even if Flag of Paphlagonia Paphlagonia refuses, you will get the option to invade anyways, with a nice 10% temporary levy bonus and a large chunk of Flag of Paphlagonia Paphlagonia from which you can conquer the rest of of the country. Your country will become Flag of Mithridatic Kingdom Mithridatic Kingdom with a new heritage and flag, and your primary culture will become Paphlagonian. Then after a few years provided your country and Flag of Pontus Pontus still exist, have a border, and neither are at war, you will get an event allowing you to try and assume control of Flag of Pontus Pontus, and your primary culture will become Cappadocian. Unfortunately you will lose Paphlagonia as an integrated culture as well as it getting a harsh happiness malus. This event is crucial because unlike the form Pontus decision (which tag switches to PTU), this event tag switches you to PON, which is what you need to activate the unique Pontic decisions. There is another event which you need to own 5 Hellenic territories and 5 Cybelene territories to fire, which allows you to adopt Greco-Pontic traditions. This event is only accessible to a Pontus that started as Flag of Kios Kios.

The first decision will allow you to accept Pontic omens, which are a unique set of deities that can be worshipped if Pontus is Hellenic, Cybelene, or Zoroastrian, which makes it easier to switch religion without losing access to as many deities. The Zoroastrian religion passive bonus is -5% army maintenance, the Cybelene religion passive bonus is +5% wrong culture happiness (applies to cultures within Anatolian group that aren't integrated), and Hellenic religion passive bonus is +10 citizen happiness. Essentially the zoroastrian allows for a larger army, the Cybelene bonus combines with Pontic heritage to give +10% wrong culture happiness, which means that in a high tyranny build, non-pontic persian culture group pops are actually more productive than your primary culture pops and with no AE or tyranny those pops are just as productive as your primary culture pops, and the hellenic bonus give you a nice tech boost early to mid game when citizen happiness is not 100%, but does almost nothing late game when citizens are almost always at 100% happiness. These happiness bonuses should be seriously considered, since a 10% bonus to citizen happiness or wrong culture happiness is usually more than a 10% increase in output if pops aren't at 100% happiness.

The second decision allows you to move your capital to Sinope in the province of Paphlagonia inferior. You should always take this decision because Sinope being a coastal plains province is already a better capital than Amaseia, but the decision also adds the Euxine capital modifier which give +5 pop capacity, +10% commerce income, +0.1% pop growth and +5 civilization value, making this by far the best capital for Pontus. It also adds a lesser modifier for Amaseia, which means that both cities are better off after the decision fires.

At this point, the real game can begin. You should make use of that nice 10% levy bonus before it expires to conquer as much as you can of your desired expansion route. Conquering the rest of Flag of Paphlagonia Paphlagonia (if it still exists) and consolidating the regions of Bithynia and Cappadocia Pontica should be your first goal. From there, the only important threats are likely to be Flag of Thrace Thrace, the Flag of Seleukid Empire Seleukid Empire, and Flag of Armenia Armenia which are usually in good positions to challenge your bid for hegemony of Anatolia. If you want to be historical, you can also conquer your way up to the Black Sea and unite the Pontus Euxinus under a single Pontic empire, though it would probably be more prudent to fight the Diadochi kingdoms first, because the more land they assimilate to Macedonian, the harder it will be to assimilate them back to the Anatolian culture group.

Achievements[edit | edit source]

Ktistes icon
Ktistes
Starting as Kios, form Pontus.
Land of the Rising Sun icon
Land of the Rising Sun
As a country in the Anatolian Culture Group, own, or have a subject own, the regions of Asia, Phrygia, Cilicia, Bithynia et Paphlagonia, Cappadocia Taurica and Armenia.