The Realm Expands (III) - 130 BC to 30 BC

My Golden Age continues and so does the building programme in the Realm - a Granary in Agadez. I pürchase the Forest hex SW of Antioch in order to deny Byzantine access to Africa via this route. My Spearman can go back to being the garrison of Benghasi.

120 BC: Five of my cities are requesting Luxury resources which I don't have - what a shame...also I renew my Trade Route with Harar.

A new Settler arrives in Gao and I plan to found a City on the coast where my Archer is.

A very impressive denouncement Boney.....

Two more builds: a Composite Bowman in Oran and a Granary on Cabo Verde.

80 BC: I found Cameroun S. of Gao on the Atlantic coast and build a Monument first, (surprise).

Also a Lighthouse at Rabat and a Shrine on Tenerifa.

Darius wants me to join him in a war against China but I'm not in the mood - I'm already unpopular!

60 BC: The Drama and Poetry Tech has been researched and I choose Theology next.

I start building Colosseums in Dakar and Georgetown - the latter is now connected by Road to Gao.

Another Colosseum, this time at Tombouctu....

....and I start building a Gold Mine East of Ghannat as well as a Diamond Mine East of Georgetown.

A Stone Quarry might be useful so let's build one :)

40 BC: The Library has been built at Benghasi and I decide to construct a Granary next.

I do some serious dealing with Darius of Persia - it's nice to still have such a trading partner.

30 BC: In Thebes I start building my first Mud Pyramid Mosque - it's good for both Culture and Faith. I also invest in the City-State of Yerevan.

That gets a reaction from both Byzantine and France, he he :)

Well that ends this post - until next time :)

My Second Golden Age - 250 BC to 140 BC

The routine development of the Realm continues: a Library in Benghasi....

....I change the Trade Route from Constantinople because I don't want to import the +2 Pressure of a foreign Religion....

....and a Warrior at Tombouctu - I have the Gold to upgrade it to a Swordsman.

230 BC: A Golden Age begins and that means more Gold and Production points for each hex worked by citizens. Note that in Gao I have placed yet another Settler on the Production Queue - the Library can wait. A nice birds-eye view of the Realm - Maria of Portugal has declared war on China - great plan.

I renew my commitment to Riga - having them as an Ally has been extremely valuable. A Worker arrives in Rabat and I start building a Library. Also Tenerifa has grown.

200 BC: I found a new City, Ghannet, between Gao and Carthage. It is adjacent to both an Oasis and a Gold hex. Naturally I build a Monument first. On Tenerifa the Forest hex is gone so I can now construct a Mine. The new Worker from Rabat starts a Mine on the Iron hex west of Tombouctu. 

The City Screen of Thebes in 190 BC - I put more emphasis on Production.

My Statistics - with 377 Victory Points I am leading. Nice to see that I now have the 2nd largest Army - only the Huns' is larger. All in all the stats are good :)

I've placed yet another Settler on the Production Queue in Gao - sorry Mr. Library....

170 BC: More improvements, a Mine on Cabo Verde and a Farm NW of Ghannet. Also Ghannet and Agadez are now connected by Road to my capital Gao. Finally Gao's City Screen.

It's about time that we built a Colosseum in Carthage - they need some entertainment....

150 BC: Metal Casting has been successfully researched thus entering the Medieval Era. I choose Drama and Poetry next - every civilized Nation shouldn't neglect Culture. I switch a Trade Route from Harar to the City-State of M'banza-Kongo.

140 BC: I finish this post at Cabo Verde which has just received its second citizen. Again I emphasize Production. Until next time, folks :)