I recently read how awesome the Byzantines are in Civ IV BTS. Here is why:
1. Start with Wheel/Mysticism. Wheel is the gateway to many techs, and with Mysticism, you can be the first to found all the religions
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2. Justinian is Spiritual/Imperialistic. Spiritual: NO ANARCHY!!
. (And half production speed of Temple). Imperialistic: Double Great General Speed
. And -50% Settler Production is also pretty handy.
3. Hippodromes are a good culture boost and have a cool name
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4. Cataphracts are one of the best mounted units in the game!
5. Byzantium is just a cool name
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Now that you have the evidence, I must ask the question: Byzantium: Great Civilization or the Greatest Civilization?
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