Quote Originally Posted by Satyr
I am not sure that the AI is getting extra cash. It never did in STW or MTW. I would think that the reason the AI builds cash quickly is that they don't spend much of their money the first few years. That is why it is so easy to eliminate the Scipii quickly because they don't commit the funds to build military the same way we do.
Have you ever managed to earn 20,000 D within 4 turns when playing the Scipii, even without spending a single denari? If you can, then I bow before you (you're not allowed to loot your own cities )