Roman Empire

Roman Empire is the twelfth world in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It is the first world released since Modern Day, which is released 7 years prior.
On November 22nd, 2022, the world was teased with a silhouette of the island on Twitter. It was released two weeks later, with an official trailer released on December 4th, 2022. Next Sunday, the sneak peek Piñata Parties had begun, showcasing Salad Pot as a gem premium plant promoting the Part 1 segment of this world. On January 5th, 2023, the world is soft-released for some Android devices, until it received an official update on January 10th, 2023, five days later.
Three weeks later, another teaser revealed, showing an item that eventually become a key for the Endless Zone of this world, Unfair Colosseum, and a shadow of a mysterious Zombot behind it. A Part 2 trailer eventually came out in midnight of January 25th, 2023, along with the sneak peek Piñata Parties, this time showcasing Caesar Salad. Next Tuesday, Part 2 is soft-released to some devices until February 12th, 2023, where the official update was released.
The timeline took place in Ancient Rome, running from 753 BC–476 AD. It is known for their military, political, and social institutions, as the ancient Romans conquered vast amounts of land in Europe and northern Africa, built roads and aqueducts, and spread Latin, their language, far and wide.
Due to Roman Caesar Zombie's presence and being an established character in this world, it is possible that this world takes place between 59 BC and 44 BC, where Julius Caesar still becomes an appointed leader and causing the rise of Roman Empire.
Salad bowls are served as the main environment modifier of this world, acting as blockers for plants in a similar manner to tombstones and advance tools for zombies. Destroying these salad bowls will cause odor spread out in 3x3 area, attracting zombies to its lane. Meanwhile, zombies manage to step on it will gain a speed boost for 13 seconds. 
== Game description ==
The amphitheater wasn't built in a day, but it's now invested with legionnaire corpses under Dr. Zomboss' command. Get some popcorn to watch a spectacular plants and zombies battle in Ancient Rome! The audience is cheering at the top of their lungs and excited to watch the battle in action!
== Plants ==
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*Ultomato - Charges a devastating beam down to his lane and can be stacked to increase damage.
*Sportacus - Rapidly pierces zombies and protects himself when they get too close.
*Oregano - Set zombies ablaze and fire attacks can increase the damage input.
*Olive Pit - Drills into the ground and wait to consume zombies foolish enough to walk over them.
*Hydrangea - Bites zombies at close range and grows another head after taking damage.
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==== Premium ====
*Salad Pot - Attracts zombies for a delightful surprise.
*Caesar Salad - Launch a bag-o-compost that boost plants depending on their type.
== Zombies ==
*Roman Zombie - Your basic legionnaire zombie.
*Roman Conehead - A traffic cone made of marble provides some class.
*Roman Buckethead - His fancy bucket with a flair makes him become a great man. 
*Centurion Zombie - His leader approval centurion helmet proves that he is ready to enter the battlefield.
*Roman Flag Zombie - Yields a flag to lead a huge wave of battling contestants.
*Chariot Zombie - Distinguished animal towering over the colosseum.
*Roman Imp - Gets launched over your defenses, then goes wild while capturing your last-survived plant with its net.
*Healer Zombie - Uses weird Roman magic to heal zombies and dispatch negative effects.
*Roman Shield Zombie - A dull-witted, unusually shy Roman zombie who's carrying a shield with unpredictable defensive method.
*Roman Caesar Zombie - Announcements, promotions, and food services are his only established career.
*Lotion Zombie - Throwing a handy lotion bottle, creating lotion tile that let zombies slip forward closer to your brains.
*Zombie Medusa - Petrifies nearby plants and zombies facing towards her.
*Zcorpion Zombie - Launches an exploding vase at the nearest plant in its lane.
*Zombot Trojan Tarnation - The imperial transportation filled with warriors who lead themselves to the victory.
==Levels==
Day	Plants 	Zombies	Flags 	Notes 	Prizes*
1 	Choice 	 	Two 	 	
2 	Choice with 	 	Two 	Salad bowls are first introduced. 	
3 	 	 	Two 	Special Delivery level. 	
4 	Choice 	 	Two 	 	
5 	Choice, Endangered plants: Two 	 	Two 	Save Our Seeds level. 	
6 	Choice 	 	Two 	 	
7 	Choice with 	 	Three 	"Target Acquired!" surprise attack is first introduced.
Objective: Don't let the zombies trample the flowers	
8 	Choice, Endangered plants: Four 	 	Three 	Save Our Seeds level. 	
9 	Choice, pre-placed plants: One One 	 	Two 	 	
10 	Choice 	 	Three 	 	
11 	 	 	Two 	Locked and Loaded level.
Objective: Survive without planting on Dave's mold colonies.	
12 	Choice 	 	Two 	 	
13 	Choice, without 	 	Three 	Objective: Don't lose more than 10 plants.	
14 	Choice with 	 	Two 	Objective: Survive with most plants picked for you.
Objective: Produce at least 2500 sun.	
15 	Choice 	 	Two 	 	Note
16 	 	 	N/A, replaced by 's health bar	Mini-boss battle. 	
17 	Choice with 	 	Two 	 	
18 	Choice 	 	Two 	 	
19 	Choice without sun-producing plants 	 	Two 	Last Stand level. 	
20 	 	 	Three 	Special Delivery level.
Objective: Defeat 10 zombies in 12 seconds.	
21 	Choice with 	 	Two 	 	
22 	Choice 	 	Two 	 	
23 	 	 	Three 	Locked and Loaded level.
Objective: Poison at least 100 zombies.	
24 	Choice 	 	Two 	Objective: Don't lose more than 15 plants.	
25 	Choice without , Endangered plants: Three 	 	Three 	Save Our Seeds level. 	
26 	Choice 	 	Two 	 	
27 	 	 	Two 	Special Delivery level.
Objective: Don't let the zombies trample the flowers	
28 	Choice without sun-producing plants and instant plants	 	Three 	Last Stand level.
Objective: Survive without planting on Dave's mold colonies.	
29 	Choice 	 	Four 	Objective: Don't lose more than 30 plants.	
30 	 	 	N/A, replaced by 's health bar	 	
*Prizes that are not money bags are unlocked only first time.
=== Special Delivery ===
Special Delivery is a Brain Buster that is a conveyor-belt level with the plants given via said conveyor-belt. Being a conveyor-belt level, no sun and sun-producing plants will be given. Starting from Big Wave Beach, most of its levels are featuring new plants.
It is playable on Days 3, 16, 20, and 27.
=== Save Our Seeds ===
In the Save Our Seeds levels, the player must protect the endangered plants marked by a striped tile, along with their house as well. If the player lets one of them be eaten by the zombies, the player will lose the level. Otherwise, it's just a regular level, in which the player can choose the plants to protect the endangered ones.
It is playable on Day 5, 8, and 25, where the player must protect Stunions, Guacodiles, and Melon-pult.
=== Locked and Loaded ===
Locked and Loaded is a regular Brain Buster with the plants chosen, and the player has to use them in order to defeat zombies.
It is playable on Day 11 and 23.
=== Last Stand ===
Last Stand is a Brain Buster that gives the player a huge a amount of sun and some Plant Food before starting the level. However, the player cannot choose plants that do not cost sun (except Stallia), sun-producing plants and some other certain plants (However, this rarely happens). After choosing, the player will be able to plant plants with instant recharge to set up his or her defense before starting the battle.
It is playable on Day 19 and 28.
=== Unfair Colosseum ===
Unfair Colosseum is the Roman Empire's Endless Zone. As the player progresses through higher levels, more salad bowls are placed on the lawn. The salad bowls can be placed much further from the player's house, letting zombies consume it and increase their speed much early. Centurion Zombie, Healer Zombie, Lotion Zombie, Zcorpion Zombie, and Chariot Zombie are considerably dangerous entities in this Endless Zone.
=== Roman Caesar Zombie ===
Roman Caesar Zombie is the mini-boss of Roman Empire and is encountered in Day 16. It can call any Roman Empire zombies, except for Roman Flag Zombie, Lotion Zombie, Zombie Medusa, and Zcorpion Zombie. During the battle, Roman Caesar Zombie has two phases. First phase having him constantly throwing 5 bottles of salad dressings onto unoccupied tiles to create salad bowls. He will do that again once all salad bowls are destroyed or consumed by zombies. He also able to promote Roman Zombie, Roman Conehead, and Roman Buckethead to Centurion Zombies, similar to Zombie King. Second phase is the same thing again, but now he promotes Roman Zombie, Roman Conehead, and Roman Buckethead to Roman Shield Zombies. He also calls an ambush of Roman Imps falling down from the sky, capturing your plants and disable them with their nets.
=== Vasebreaker ===
Upon the release of Roman Empire Part 2, a new Vasebreaker Pack have been released after 9 years since the first Vasebreaker release named "Roman Challenge". 
Name 	Plants 	Zombies 	First time reward
Roman Challenge 	Roman Challenge	Roman Challenge 	Roman Challenge
Healing Potential 	TwoThreeTwo 	FourThreeTwoThree 	
Snitch and Rust 	ThreeFourThree 	ThreeThreeFourFour groups of 	
Reverse Petrification	TwoThreeOneFour	FiveThreeThreeThree(triad) Five	
== Related achievements ==
== Gallery ==
File:Roman Empire Artwork 1.png|Roman Empire artwork (Part 1)
File:Roman Empire Artwork 2.png|Roman Empire artwork (Part 2)
File:Roman Empire Lawn-1.png|Roman Empire's lawn
File:Romanteaser.png|Player's House's lawn during the Roman Empire Parties
File:Roman Caesar podium.png|Statue indicating mini-boss level
File:Romankey.png|Roman Empire's world key, obtained after beating Modern Day
=== Old ===
File:Romanium Colosseum Head.png|Romanium Colosseum's artwork
File:HDRoman Key Chain.png|Romanium Colosseum's key, obtained after beating ZCorp Inc. - Day 32.
== Trivia ==
*All plants obtained in this world (except Hydrangea) are based on real-life pizza toppings (tomato, mushroom, oregano, and olives respectively).
*All zombies in this world are familiar faces from Penny's Pursuit, with Chariot Zombie and Lotion Zombie being two exceptions.
**Chariot Zombie is a replacement for Gladiator Gargantuar, with similar abilities by having the same toughness, speed, and launch Roman Imp with the net, but with the difference of being able to eat plants and rams two tiles ahead at half-health, destroying the plants occupying the space. 
*The lawn appears to take place on a bridge, due to the evidence of boats appearing in the background, along with the ambient sound.
*Some levels have recycled level objectives from The Zombosseum Thymed Event but replaces plants. For example, Day 5 reuses the same objective and endangered plant placement in The Zombosseum - Level 23 but replaces Shadow Peashooter with Stunion.
*This is the second world to consist of 30 levels in total, the first being Frostbite Caves.
*In Vasebreaker, Healer Zombie doesn't come out on his own. Instead, his caduceus will pop out from the vase and stick to the ground.
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