Within striking range, with only the statue of Zeus at Olympia being out of reach for now. You already possess two of them at the start of the game four more are Second, you are in an ideal position to capture the Seven Wonders of the World. You won't have to worry about improving your economy too much for the first handful of years.
First your economy is strong from the word 'go'. The second problem is that your towns are far away from each other so transporting troops around your empire will take a long time. While the Greeks usually remain relatively calm, it is almost a certainty that the other factions will attack you. The Egyptians to the south, the Pontics to the north-west, the Armenians to the north, Parthians to your nort-east and the Greeks to your west all threaten your empire. First, you are surrounded by enemies on all sides. When playing as the Seleucid Empire you'll face a number of problems.
