Aussie horseman follows path of Genghis Khan

[FitzRoySomerset]

This news article is only a touch related to Civ, but it is an interesting read and made me wonder how early empires held together... and wonder if maybe I should be getting out more.

He scared off wolves with firecrackers in Mongolia and rescued his dog from hungry miners in Kazakhstan. But after three years on horseback, Tim Cope has retraced the route of Genghis Khan and other Asian nomads who crossed into Europe over the centuries.

The 28-year-old Australian arrived in Hungary on Saturday, ending a 6,200-mile trek through Mongolia, Kazakhstan, southern Russia and Ukraine.

"I'm very happy to be here," Cope said in the Hungarian town of Opusztaszer, surrounded by his traveling companions — his dog and three horses. "Sometimes I didn't think I would ever arrive."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20925119/

 

[Airefuego]

Brilliant effort!

Yes, Civ gives us the unusual luxury (from a leader's viewpoint) of knowing everything that happens in the empire, instantly.

Imagine, your empire spans Asia, you send out your SoD full of keshiks towards Persia, and forty turns later you get to find out what happened!

 

[Julian Delphiki]

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