I have earlier saves, and I could test to see if going for Code of Laws then Philosophy would have worked better. My main concern, though, is the War Weariness. Is it only per war, and if you make peace, things all clear up? Or is it if you start another war with anyone too soon after (they start one with you), it can come back quicker and harder? I mean, I could do some trading of Map Making and Philosophy, get Polytheism (trade that when I can), research Monarchy, and then trade that around (that ought to be a nice expensive tech the AIs will pay myriad other techs for).
I'm definitely getting ahead. Only second to the Byzantines in Score, although the Aztecs have the highest Culture so far.
EDIT: 1525BC...might go for researching Monarchy. Got Philosophy, Code of Laws, and Polytheism from the AI, did trading. Think I gave some of them Map Making. I figure that techs like Monarchy are expensive enough to trade for other techs, and should the AI research Construction or Currency, I can give them Monarchy for that. I can even get Republic, possibly. I dunno. Just that I can research my government tech now if I want...and since as it's one of the more expensive techs, it ought to give me leverage when after the last three or so techs needed to leave the AA (I assume the techs with the stop sign are not necessary, so it leaves me with Construction and Currency as needed, and Monarchy, Republic and Literature as optional).
Building a Temple at Cherbourg (want to expand to get Fish and other sea squares), got a Harbour there. Harbouring Brest, built on the tile where Heliopolis once was, and putting one in Bayeux, should allow me to move Iron to the mainland and Ireland, and my Wines back to Ireland and the British Isles. Might be useful to Temple or, later if I can, Library Rouen (built one tile south-east of where Thebes once stood) so I can use as many squares as possible for that one settlement. Made peace with Egypt, don't want Elephantine (cultural border expansion being the reason, would make that settlement useless, plus it's only 1-pop anyway). War with India might be more fruitful if I secure myself against any possible Egyptian or Incan invasion (the Incas are on Iberia, and Egypt...well, better safe than sorry). I'm the strongest nation in military terms (I'm told I have a strong military compared to all other civs I have encountered thus far).