Building a Defensive Perimeter - 750 AD to 770 AD

Every now and then some statistics pop up on the screen. This one shows how many Technologies have been researched. We're looking good :)

Addis Ababa is now functioning so I arrange the citizens to emphasize production.

Theodora of Byzantium used her Great Prophet to convert Antioch back to her Religion, whatever it is so I intend converting it back to Judaism again.

The South-East Corner of my Realm at the end of my turn.

Theodora complains about thr religious conflict in Antioch but I tell her where to get off.

Antioch is now firmly under the influence of our Faith :)

755 AD: My troops are slowly but surely exploring the no man's land between my border and Zulu territory. Adwa is a city that was founded by Ethiopia and later captured by the Zulus. It was built too far away and couldn't be defended....

I start constructing a Mine near Gao and plot a course for my Great Prophet to Addis Ababa.

At the end of my turn I take note that I have too many Trebuchets and not enough Melee units on my southern border. I must remedy that.

760 AD: I start building the final stretch of the Road to Chad....

....and set up a Trebuchet on my border with Antioch. I can't imagine the Byzantines attacking me. I now have 4 Galleasses in the C. Mediterranean.

West of Addis Ababa I start repairing a plundered Mine....

....and further South I set up another Trebuchet and explore more of the border area.

I move a Galleass down the eastern coast of Africa.

765 AD: I receive another Galleass at Cabo Verde and order it to take up a position near Cameroun. I start building a Library next.

Another Trebuchet is readied for action. There are now 5 Impis in front of my troops and they could make a mess of my Trebuchets....

I strengthen my Alliance with Riga - this time with 1000 Gold - end of my turn.

Portugal and Arabia make peace with China then right afterwards Japan and India declare war on China - life's a bitch in the Far East!

770 AD: My Worker has finished constructing a Farm NE of Thebes and I give it the mission to build an Iron Mine next.

On my border with the Zulus two Trebuchets have set up in better defensive positions with two Longswordsmen forward.

A view of the war between Persia and the Huns. Pasargadae is badly damaged and maybe I should have intervened on Attila's side - I am reluctant to go to war and if something goes wrong I could loose the 8 Happiness pts. I get from Samarkand.

Shaka made an offer of 3 Gold per turn for Incense but I changed it to that shown below. When I asked what would make the deal work the reply was totally unacceptable. Shaka didn't get the Incense. Well that ends this post - until soon :)