Yeah, I already noticed it's necessary to have an army nearby when you bribe or buy a city. 20.000 is a hell of a lot money for any city. You could have easily used the money to retrain an entire 20 units army incase of huge casualties.
EDIT: I've had 'hell' in my location for far longer than you thief
It's lame to quote yourself - aom dude
[This message has been edited by aom dude (edited 10-22-2004 @ 05:35 PM).]