Romping Romans
		I decided something wasn't jiving with my computer, so for my next game, I went back down to Monarch, small map, continents.  I figured I'd see how that did.  Game ran silky smooth, other than my on-going problems with wonder movies, which I hardly care about.  Everything random again, and I got Julius Caesar, the Creative, Expansive leader of the Romans. The starting land was OK.  I had Gandhi as a relatively close neighbor, but I didn't realize quite how close.  Water to the west, but fresh water and some resources nearby.
		It wasn't too long before I felt dreadfully behind Gandhi.  He was building wonders all over the place, founding religions, AND out-expanding me.  I took that to mean he wasn't focusing on his military, so I began doing so. Further explorations revealed Gandhi and I were alone in this rock.  And there was only one iron. Gandhi had claimed it long before me, of course, so I had no iron for my Praetorians.  How to win the war? Well, there was iron on an island to the NE.  Yes, it was past Gandhi.  And it was in a bit spot.  But Organized helped my costs when I reached out to grab that island.  Still, I had copper and I had catapults.  So, it was time for Gandhi to feel the sting of his overexpansion. Plus, I was scared for my cultural life.  Check it out. Even Rome itself was under fairly significant pressure.  Just being Creative wasn't doing enough for my culture.
	Even though my iron was a few turns away, I couldn't wait a whole lot longer.  I started prepping for the war in earnest.  More cities were founded during this time, but not too many.  And I declared war on Gandhi. I was right about his focus.  Not much military.  Of course, I didn't have a whole lot myself.  And those catapult losses can be hard to replace.  VERY fluid front, as my slow, powerful forces plodded from city to city, capturing as I went.  I lost Cumae for a few turns at one point to horse archers.  But I marched on.  And then war weariness hit.  I had to take a break.  Continued....