I'll give you some tips that I've learned;
1. Take your time. If you rush soldiers out to invade other territories too quickly, you can either leave your cities exposed to attack or screw up your economy (or both). Building up funds and slowly expanding is key to greater success, and always watch your income!
2. If you are going to expand, carefully pick your targets! If you want a new territory, decide which is the easiest to take and which will have the less direct consequences on your nation, i.e. don't attack a nation that is allied with a really powerful nation that borders your lands.
3. Diplomacy is key! Setting up trade routes and maintaining peaceful relations is paramount to success in this game; even if you control half the world and have tonnes of money to spend, you can still be destroyed by the combined military might of your enemies.
4. Plan your battles so that they work in your favour (as in the terrain, military might, unit selection, etc).
5. Keep trying! It will take you a long time to properly learn the basics of managing an empire (most likely anyway), so persist and keep practicing.
Hope this helps...and sorry for my brash previous post.
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