I started an RoCX as
BABYLON
(got it to play by random)
Wow, this is great! Again, a true historic feeling, as I had a turbulent and lively ancient age, following history. Babylon was a great nation in the ancient age IRL, and I did not want to stay behind.
With the Bowman UU I took Jerusalem first and then destroyed Israel.
The coming Golden Age gave me a big army, which I used to declare war on the Ottomans.
(Reason: I had a free settler up north, at the shore of the Black Sea, and by Golden Age I had two cities there. Getting the Ottoman cities I could connect that two cities with home luxuries.).
The Ottoman war was terrible…

I had lost many bowmen to those damned palace guards!
(Rhye might be satisfied!)
But finally I had reached my goal – it was the end of the Ottomans
just as GA was over, too.
At the dawn of Middle Age I ruled the River Valley and the Black Sea, government was in monarch. Next it was up against the Byzantines, to complete my rule of the Black Sea, and to gain more nice territory. This war was much smoother, with horse archers and catapults – and allies all around Byzantine. I gained 2 cities, Theodora may have another city somewhere, as she is still alive…
I have 11 cities as now (AD 750-800), a nice territory, some 6500 gold and a lead in tech and power.
(the biggest AI nations has 6 cities and around half power)
Hey, I think I could write up another guide!
