A Strange thing Happened on the wat to the Forum ----

[LordK9]

Well, I was resigned to try number three (or was it four?) with the high (the middle one) era Italians - the Spanish were just too far ahead in points and my economy depended on them. Three turns left and --- the Spanish king dies without heir and nobody left is anywhere close to me. There's still two turns to go and all heck has broken lose but it sure looks like a come from behind victory is imminent. Maybe that ol' Pope isn't too bad after all :)