Originally Posted by
Roma_Victrix
What? You can't build poleis after the allied government, but that's not what he's saying. He's saying build an occupied/supervised/factional government first, then build poleis, then demolish the occupational/supervised/factional government and simply build an allied democracy or oligarchy. I've done that dozens of times in my latest campaign for Makedonia alone and I wish I had done that in earlier campaigns, but I didn't understand this or have patience for long term building programs.
It's worth the wait! Especially in Anatolia, Thrace, and the Pontic Steppe where you can combine first to second level poleis, first level local military garrisons, and allied governments for an awesome combination of troops for recruitment, including various heavy infantry and horse archers.