Me, I'm an impatient person. Once, when I played Brutii, the Senate asked me to make Carthaginians a protectorate, then again in the same campaign Senate asked me to make the Britons a protectorate. In both times I was refused. So, in the last turn of the deadlines [10 turns each] I simply assaulted their last cities and wiped these factions out. You're right, Samurai-san...it seems to be silly to hope making an enemy faction a protectorate. Hawooh.