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*Insulae- In Civ City Rome only one family can live in an insula (plural: insulae, an apartment in ancient Rome, literally meaning "island"). But in real life, Roman insulae were crowded with many families. |
*Insulae- In Civ City Rome only one family can live in an insula (plural: insulae, an apartment in ancient Rome, literally meaning "island"). But in real life, Roman insulae were crowded with many families. |
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*Wonders of the World- In Civ City Rome, you, as the Governor of a town, may build a wonder of the world. It is possible to build the [[Great Lighthouse]], the [[Colisseum]], the [[Circus Maximus]], the [[Great Library]], the [[Pantheon]], [[Trajan's Column]], or an [[Obelisk]]. Out of these "wonders" only the Colisseum, Circus Maximus, the Patheon, and Trajan's Column are actually Roman. The Great Lighthouse was built by the Ptolmaic Egyptians in Alexandria, two Great Libraries were built, one by the Assyrians in Nineveh, the other by the Ptolmaic Egyptians, in Alexandria. Obelisks were built by the Ancient Egyptians, many of these monuments being shipped to Rome in imperial times. |
*Wonders of the World- In Civ City Rome, you, as the Governor of a town, may build a wonder of the world. It is possible to build the [[Great Lighthouse]], the [[Colisseum]], the [[Circus Maximus]], the [[Great Library]], the [[Pantheon]], [[Trajan's Column]], or an [[Obelisk]]. Out of these "wonders" only the Colisseum, Circus Maximus, the Patheon, and Trajan's Column are actually Roman. The Great Lighthouse was built by the Ptolmaic Egyptians in Alexandria, two Great Libraries were built, one by the Assyrians in Nineveh, the other by the Ptolmaic Egyptians, in Alexandria. Obelisks were built by the Ancient Egyptians, many of these monuments being shipped to Rome in imperial times. |
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* Blake likes small boys the best! |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 20:04, 22 January 2007
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| Developer(s) | Firefly Studios and Firaxis |
| Publisher(s) | 2K Games |
| Designer(s) | Simon Bradbury |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release |  July 24th, 2006 (NA) July 28th, 2006 (UK) |
| Genre(s) | City-building |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
CivCity: Rome is a city building strategy game by Firefly Studios and Firaxis, it is inspired by the Civilization series, giving players the opportunity to build, run and maintain various cities of the Roman Empire.
The game offers two types of missions: stand alone missions to include freeplay (or "sandbox") and a campaign based mission. The campaign based mission begins when the player, an engineer, is hired by a local stone works overseer to construct a stone mine colony. The player then gets further opportunities to prove himself, meeting such historic characters as Crassus and Julius Ceasar. The player is offered various ranks, progressing through such titles as:
Each campaign mission begins with a patriarch to the player offering the greeting of "Hail!" and then stating the character's title. Midway through the game, the player can choose to embark on military campaigns which involve combat or continue to play peaceful missions which have harder goals but no risk of invasion.
Features
- The player can look inside the Villas, the Forums, Roman baths, and others to view how Romans went about their daily lives.
- More than 70 technologies can be developed over time to give the player's city a strategic advantage.
- The player has the ability to follow the life of Roman families throughout the game.
- The game lets the player create a living community simply by choosing and placing the wide variety of buildings in a WYSIWYG fashion.
- Historical Roman figures provide tips throughout the game, as well as emotion-driven in-game characters who form opinions on the player's cities, such as the state of health, and general feelings on the city itself.
- An encyclopedia is available to learn more about the period of the game (concepts, buildings, etc).
- Its a great game!
Historical inaccuracies
Like many historical computer games, Civ City Rome has some discrepancies from the actual Roman history. Some prominent mistakes are:
- Insulae- In Civ City Rome only one family can live in an insula (plural: insulae, an apartment in ancient Rome, literally meaning "island"). But in real life, Roman insulae were crowded with many families.
- Wonders of the World- In Civ City Rome, you, as the Governor of a town, may build a wonder of the world. It is possible to build the Great Lighthouse, the Colisseum, the Circus Maximus, the Great Library, the Pantheon, Trajan's Column, or an Obelisk. Out of these "wonders" only the Colisseum, Circus Maximus, the Patheon, and Trajan's Column are actually Roman. The Great Lighthouse was built by the Ptolmaic Egyptians in Alexandria, two Great Libraries were built, one by the Assyrians in Nineveh, the other by the Ptolmaic Egyptians, in Alexandria. Obelisks were built by the Ancient Egyptians, many of these monuments being shipped to Rome in imperial times.
- Blake likes small boys the best!