The Roman Empire An Empire so large & powerful its fame remains still today In order to keep its vast territories under control the Roman Empire sent out state managers to exercise its policies The players are one of these managers in charge of one of the Roman cities all aiming to become a prosperous & important city like Rome the glorious capital Only the player who develops his city best will earn the favour of the goddess Minerva & win the game The player who has the most Victory Points (VP) at the end of the game wins In order to gain VPs the players will build military facilities to earn military fame develop cultural facilities to assist cultural activities & construct temples & layout the city so that it is worthy of its temples But all of this requires resources & gold & only building impressive buildings won&t get anyone far without any inhabitants The players will have to build living quarters so that the other buildings can have an effect Players 1-4 Playing time 60-90 mins Ages 10