The last screen shot on the previous page also had this ...
... so, yes, I am finishing off Code of Laws. This must mean that I have another city placed, ready to start the cultural squeeze. Yes, it does ... and next turn Confucianism is founded in Rheims. Rheims is over by the Mongals (East) and is set to start squeezing Ganghis and maybe Tommy. Here is a blown-up mini-map showing you where the various civilizations are ...
As you can see, Peter is to my South East, Ganghis is to my East and Tommy is to my North East (further East than Ganghis). They are all contained / sectioned off from the Great North-West hinterlands by culture from Paris and Orleands but they are starting to fill in the land mass to the East. I must get settlers out there and grab the spots that I can. I've spent some time looking for tiles that are at least three tiles away from other cities (possible city locations) and marked those that I would like to grab. This picture shows one that I was too slow to get ...
... I wonder where that Russian city will end up being founded? In the mean time, I pick up alphabet and trade it for Pottery & Iron Working to Peter, and Fishing, Hunting & Animal Husbandry to Genghis while I research Mathematics for better forest chop results.
Here is my next city location that will put pressure on Karakorum (together with Rheims), Turfan and the new Russian city ... Rostov (that settler that walked pass my marked city location to the South West.
In 275BC, Paris completes the Parthenon while Lyons completes the ...
Domination Check ...
Population 19.05% (required 46%)
Land 22.62% (required 68%)