in my recent cart game i became the gauls protectorate - for about 3 turns ;)

they basically shot themselves in the foot. all it did was giving me time to prepare my attack.

on a somehow related issue: are alliances cast in stone if you have and grant military access?

i have an alliance and ma with greece and dacia and im very suprised that they have not tried to backstab me once (playing on vh). i dont even defend my borders with them (and i have direct land borders with both + dacia is huge!)