Everything about it makes me want to smack myself in the face just for buying it. It is friggin' impossible to get people to think you are a good leader, and getting water to the city is insane. The graphics are pretty good. That's probably the only good thing about this game. You actually get a feel of being there, but it is ruined by the rest of the game.
Sound is worthless.
Just turn on your favorite Goo Goo Dolls cd instead of listening to it. Expand the Roman Empire through effective and efficient city management coupled with martial understanding. The designers tried to build something akin to Sim City that would test the player's abilities in municipal management and emphasize the importance of military strength. As a side benefit, the player also learns about life in Rome through something like an interactive encyclopaedia of topics germaine to the game. The player is given a blank patch of real estate upon which to build a city.