Sort of like this:

"Well Boss, look on the bright side. At least he was polite about it."

"Shut up, Flunkius."

Upon the discovery of the Wheel, it appears we do in fact have horses. It'll be a while before we can USE the horses, mind you, but we have them.

Slowly, slowly, slowly I pull it out. Or at least I was. This is just cruel.

Why, yes, that IS me doing research on the tails of Greece. Speaking of Greece, I wonder if they know about Spain yet.

What's that, Isabela? You'll give me Iron Working, Masonry, Mysticism, Philosophy, Horseback Riding, and Map Making if I set you up on a date with Alex and give you three hundred gold? Well... I SUPPOSE.

"Hey Boss, I think she likes him better than you."

*sigh* Underlings. "Yes, Flunkius, but she just gave us practically the entire ancient age in technology for it. Alex gets the girl, we get a leg up on Alex. And we NEED a leg up right now."

What's that, Beth? You want to trade territory maps if I give you 13 gold? Well, ok.

Ruh-roh.

"Uh, Boss. That archer looks pretty mean, Boss. And all we've got is warriors, Boss. This could be bad, Boss."

"Shut up, Flunkius."

In a stunning display of military brilliance, coming from behind and beating all the odds against them, the Greek archer kills the warrior guarding Hispalis and burns it to the ground.

And in efforts to gain actual spears defending cities before the Greeks get there, I poprush a spear. I believe that may qualify me for some sort of Hall of Fame somewhere.

In other news, you remember that small island, sort of off the coast of Veii? The sort of uninhabited looking one with the gem mountain?

"Oh," you say to yourself. "THAT island."