Rhye:
First off, absolutely amazing scenario. This is what I've been looking for since I first got a copied disc of Civilization I from a friend in 1992. I love the Unique Historical Victories, and how playing each civilization is like solving a riddle--forcing a player to go beyond his normal tried-and-true strategies for victory. Kudos.
Anyway, two questions:
1. Why isn't Jerusalem renamed "al-Quds" when it's conquered by the Arabs?
2. I saw reference on another thread to new historical victory conditions for Rome. What are they? Unfortunately, my computer with Civilization IV can't be hooked up to the internet, so I can't download the newest version and see for myself. While I was playing, I thought of a different set of victory conditions for the Romans that would make them more historical and conquest-oriented, and I wondered if they were anything like the ones you came up with.
Again, just a brilliant effort.