Quote Originally Posted by Prodigal
Now the reasons for this pitiful showing on my part & fairly evident with hindsight, I didn't invest in troops as I spent all my cash (a) trying to boost my economy, (b) wasting vast amounts of wonga on city upgrades to avoid revolts.
I would build the markets. Keep the economy humming, and use the money to keep at least 2-3 of your cities pumping out high quality troops.

You should be able to control your cities at high pop levels if you have no culture or religious penalties.