Originally Posted by
Rogue
Is this the 434 campaign or the 463 campaign?
I played the ERE campaign in 434 on H/H and I was able to avoid any rebellion and even strip most cities of part of their garrisons by a few law buildings and lower taxes (Law buildings have the side effect of reducing corruption, so I always prioritize them in public order buildings). Then I got a ceasefire with the Sassanids, loaded my army onto a fleet, and sailed to Carthage, which was occupied by the Visigoths. The income from Carthage allowed me to build up the empire and bribe any Sassanid invasions after they broke the ceasefire while conquering the rest of coastal North Africa.
There were some public order problems in Egypt thanks to infrastructure lagging behind population, but I managed to hold on to the cities by queuing up a lot of city militas and disbanding them when buildings like an academy came in. (+5% to happiness, +10% to law, cheap, and quick to build - I highly recommend putting these in areas suffering from public order or corruption)