Rome Total War- Battle strategies

[M. Demetrius]

After a period of heavy fighting that might have eliminated an opponent culture, it would sometimes be nice to become the "protected one" guarded by a large enemy. But in reality, that probably wouldn't happen, and even though I've been "protected" in one game, just to see what it would do, your Benefactor doesn't come to your aid, or at least not to mine. Oh, well.