Abandonware DOS title

Games set in ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a powerful and influential civilization that emerged in the Italian Peninsula around the 8th century BCE and lasted until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE. It left a profound impact on Western culture, politics, law, architecture, language, and more.

Ancient Rome's influence on human history is profound and continues to be studied and admired for its accomplishments, as well as its lessons on governance, power, and civilization. These games are all set at the time when the ancient Romans were known (almost) in every corner of Europe and beyond.

Most popular ancient Rome games

Age of Empires
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Caesar 2
simulationDOS
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Age of Empires

Windows XP/98/951997protecteddemo Ensemble Studios
Age of Empires, published by Microsoft and developed by Ensemble Studios, is one of the most popular historical RTS and started a successful series. The player must guide a civilization from prehistory to the iron age, battling other civilizations, building and gathering resources.
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Annals of Rome

DOS1988 Personal Software Services
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Asterix and Obelix

DOS1996 Infogrames
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Asterix: Operation Getafix

DOS1989 Coktel Vision
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Caesar

DOS1992 Impressions Games
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Caesar 2

DOS1995 Impressions Games
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Caesar 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected Impressions Games
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Centurion: Defender of Rome

DOS1990 Bits of magic
Centurion: Defender of Rome is a turn-based strategy game set in ancient Rome times. As a centurion of the Roman Empire, you will fight against the enemies of Rome in real time battles in every corner of Italy and Europe, you'll be a gladiator, race chariots, fight naval battles and more.
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Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
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Hannibal

DOS1993 Starbyte Software
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Rome: Pathway to Power

DOS1993 Millennium Interactive
Rome: Pathway to Power (also known as Rome AD 92) is an abandoned isometric adventure game with strategy elements set in ancient Rome. Rome was developed by Millennium Interactive and released in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms.
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Timequest

DOS1991protected Legend Entertainment
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