Quote Originally Posted by Alp Arlsan View Post
The plague is an event which is pre-determined by your decr_strat file. the date can be altered at will.

I find with the Brutii that the danube is a very good natural frontier, expand to there and a few good armies can defend from the barbarians at choke points so you can direct your attention someplace else.
I knew the plague was a pre-scheduled event, I just didn't remember the exact date. And got boned because it hit the exact turn I conquered the city, so a bunch of stuff got infected that I had intended to move out of the city next turn.

Also, Thrace is now dust. We virtuous Romans frown on the use of biological weapons. Well, we frown on their use by our enemies. Which includes pretty much everybody.