Neblogai: That's Fez all right. I'm at war with them. :wacko:
General Grant: This game came about because I wanted to play Persia but not with horrible Muslim tech units. I figured I'd take a Latin tech power and go conquer it. I needed one rich enough to beat Persia but small enough that I could still switch cultures after I conquered it. Sicily seemed to fit the bill. As an aside, it was really close. I barely squeaked over 50% Persian culture.
Also, I found my last savegame was actually in 1720, so here's the world 30 years later:
Some fun things to point out:
-Independent Ireland with colonies
-Independent Netherlands with same
-Giant Milan with many colonies