An update for those following and interested, at the spawn of Persia:
Egypt
The AI continues to be obsessed with scouts. Egypt has explored most of Africa and has some decent archer/warrior defenses. Alexandria was founded. AI decisions just created a worker around turn 80 or so. Another settler coming, but this is the turn I retired as Egypt, so we will see where the AI puts it and how they catch up when Persia arrives.
Greece
Greece isnt doing quite as bad since they spawn with workers. The extra Phalanx and warrior that headed east were able to use city raider promotions to march through the barb city, south through Sur, burning both, finally ending with the taking of Jerusalem after sacrificing the warrior first. Since Greece is going to hold the Jewish holy city, the advance will stop for now while the AI builds yet another scout....
Also, the galley has made it alllll the way around Africa! And most of Europe is scouted. Work boats are being made, but not much else in Athens.
Persia
Not much to say here, the start of the Persian empire. Before Knoedel comments, I am leaving all capitals where they were historically to start, no questions asked. Going to settle city #2 on the desert hill north of Parsa, and the Babylonians are in trouble...
