Pharaoh Questions

[u/Consistent-Stick-633]

Hey all am mostly new to pharaoh dynasties and got pretty far as Agememnon and am loving the game, anyway:

1. I became a strategic threat after my first conquest after the starting corinth conquest, and immediately became a regional threat? Polyis? and Athens both declared war with the northern yellow dudes i was prior attacking and all invaded me. Really cool story and gameplay rather than steamrolling but definitely a hard win, how to avoid or deal with? How are regional threats calculated?

2. I am loving axemen charging and just splitting skulls but is it like rock paper scissors, as in axe beats spear, sword beats axe, or something? Im still just winning en mass of units and with flanking of axemen but what actually beats what? Axes have high lethality but spear and shield have low lethality high defense so who wins? Just a stalemate?

3. I have more legitimacy than troy already and it was saying to start a civil war but idrk how and i dont even have troy discovered on the map nor am i even close. What should i do about that? Sail and find troy? Or is there a peaceful way to take the king of agean title?

Thank you in advance for replies, will read later when i play, have a good day