Feyd Rautha
King
I would suggest an AI tweak and settlement consequence if Antiquity era settlements are too far from the palace. I've seen a fair number of settlements by the AI completely on the opposite side of or even in the middle of other empires. Perhaps a trade range limit or a penalty based on distance from the palace would help with the silly settling.
I get that this wouldn't ork in the Age of Exploration because of the Distant Lands being a thing, but you could even keep it for Homeland settlements.
I get that this wouldn't ork in the Age of Exploration because of the Distant Lands being a thing, but you could even keep it for Homeland settlements.