I gave up just before Industrial at 390AD, just as I got Cavs. The continent is pretty much mine, the Ottos were just about to feel my wrath...
I have to admit at being disappointed at the tech rate, I guess it's from playing Demi-God. Here is my spoiler from 2500BC:
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35 (2350BC) - Give Ceremonial Burial and 41 gold to the Hittites for a worker. I decide to risk much and set Ur to Granary as a pre-build for the Statue of Zeus.
The Ottomans appear to be at war with the Hittites.
45 (1950BC) - Research Maths and breath a huge sigh of relief! I had to switch my Statue of Zeus pre-build to Pyramids for 6 turns and was very scared at the Babs building it....
Sell Maths to the Ottomans for Writing, Mysticism and 47 gold.
Sell Mysticism to the Babs for 70 gold.
Sell Mysticism to the Hittites for 36 gold.
47 (1870BC) - Shit! The Ottomans have just research Poly. If only I had waited...
48 (1830BC) - Build settler. I have been neglecting expansion to ensure an early build for Statue of Zeus - we will see if it pays off.
51 (1725BC) - Zulu and Ottos both now have HBR.
52 (1700BC) - Build settler, found Kish.
54 (1650BC) - Build the Statur of Zeus.
57 (1575BC) - The Zulu research Poly and choose Construction as their free tech. Found Umma.
(AI) Persia complete Colossus.
59 (1525BC) - Found Bad-tibira.
Buy Map Making from Persia for Mysticism, Maths and 71 gold.
Sell Map Making to the Ottomans for HBR.
Sell HBR to Persia for 71 gold.
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60 (1500BC) - Found Agade.
65 (1375BC) - Found Erech.
68 (1300BC) - Research Currency, another monopoly.
This time I will hold off selling so I can get all the Ancient techs.
69 (1275BC) - After only 1 turn of research towards Code of Laws the Babs research it, and the Ottomans sell Construction to the Zulu (making it affordable).
Sell Currency to the Zulu for Construction and Philosophy.
Sell HBR, Currency and Philosophy to the Babs for Code of Laws and 30 gold.
Sell Code of Laws to the Ottomans for Polytheism.
I get Monotheism as my free tech. Not bad, but Feudalism has to be the one to want.