If only he had a more combustible liquid than water to work with! And thank you all for inspiring me to continue. I'm now in 230 and the Selekids are sending their last masses at me and being partially successful. Unfortunately, I was able to turn Baktria against them who had curiously been allied with them the entire game as opposed to... just about every other game I've played. They had pushed me back to just the western border of Asia Minor with Halikarn., Pergamon, and Nikita my only cities left. So now as I batter down their remains they will push their armies back east where the belong to defend against the emerging power! It is also amazing how a little money can keep Ptolemy and Rome at bay. Syracuse and Sinope led revolts and both honored their successes to strengthening Greece and its former glory.