How can I get a Zulu domination vic at Emperor level?

I have tried 2 tactics to get this vic: 1) going straight for S.Zeus and then to Civ. Service to build an Impi army (I won that way at a lower level), and 2) getting G.Library first and then S.Zeus and so on. In both cases I get outrun in tech by at least one other civ. If I destroy one of my neighbours, all the other civs gang up on me. What do you recommend in terms of policies, tech strategies and religious tenants to get to a domination vic at emperor level?

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You say you're destroying neighbor civ. Are you taking every city or just the capital? Each city you take will get you a warmonger bonus. Go Statue of Zeus, take the capitals of your two nearest neighbors, then hang back and build up science. Those two capitol cities will get you enough growth to jump ahead in science race and two cities won't get enough warmonger penalty to have everyone declare against you.

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