ok, so here is my map of ancient europe:
it is based on some ancient maps, most of them i found here: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
the time frame is 100 b.c. for italy and greece until 1000 a.d. for scandinavia and russia. i was hoping to be able to find maps from 100 b.c. for all of europe, but there seem to be none for the non-roman parts. so i just took the earliest i could find. territory names are all original and city positions are the ones from the biggest cities in the country at that time.
there are 8 regions as you can see from the colours. i am thinking about 5 major players, because with 115 countries i have some less than the original colonial conquest map. every player only has one supply to keep it fair. or do you think different supply numbers makes it more interesting?
i am not sure about the player strengths yet. what do you think about these, kind of based on history?
army atk/def | navy atk/def | costs army/navy in 100.000
romans: 2/2 | 2/2 | 3/3
charthagians: 4/3 | 1/3 | 2/4
spartans: 2/1 | 3/3 | 5/4
scythians: 1/2 | 4/3 | 5/6
goths: 2/3 | 1/1 | 2/6
so let me know what you think! i am very open to suggestions.