That's one of the fun things to do with any variation of Civilization (did Civ1 have it? don't recall) - after you finish a game you play the cinematic that shows your cities as they're born, flourish, and die. It's to you see big sweeping color changes across the world map in a short time, especially when those wars took so long (relatively) to play through.
I forgot the Civ games showed this. This, too, would be a nice feature, in addition to the ability to review major events, timelines, etc. all in one convenient location.
