Okay....I know I'm not the first to ask this type of question, but I'm going to ask it anyway.
I'm trying to find the name of a game that I played when I was a bit younger.
Time period/media: Approx 1995-1998. Game came on CD-Rom if I remember correctly.
Subject matter: I seem to remember a city/civilization building game with a tech tree. I do not remember what combat (if it existed) was like. Seemed set in a medieval (perhaps some fantasy) time period. The focus was on one city (not a Civ-like empire).
Graphics: Unsure of details. I remember an isometric perspective.
I don't know much more other than that I played it near obsessively.
I will gift a gog game to the first person who identifies the game (with a screenshot so I can make a positive ID - pretty sure I'll know it when I see it).
Thanks and good luck!

Caesar III
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_(video_game)]Pharaoh[/url]
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus:_Master_of_Olympus]Zeus: Master of Olympus[/url]
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor:_Rise_of_the_Middle_Kingdom]Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom[/url]
All those are very similar, but contain different themes, and roughly fits with your description.
Of course, now that I read the wiki pages, those came out later. Caesar II maybe? Mobygames has screenshots of it.

Thanks for the quick thoughts. I'll check those.
To add a bit of detail, I seem to remember a more European style setting.
Also, I would tend earlier in my time range than later.

I'm just gonna name some civ games that I know of, along with a screenshot which kind of fits the description.
Castles series
Caesar series
Stronghold
Pharoah
Master of Olympus: Zeus

I also seem to remember the game being DOS-based.
Just a note, I'm at work now. I'll review all replies tonight.

Could it be Populous?

Ultimate Domain aka Genesia?
http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/734/Ultimate+Domain.html

Sielle, I think you've got it.
If you post an e-mail and what you want, I'll gift it.
It's been eating at me for a while.
Thanks!