The Age of Empires Expansion: The Rise of Rome is the add-on to the award-winning, best-selling real-time strategy game Age of Empires. Focusing on the legendary Roman Empire, the Rise of Rome will challenge veterans and novices alike to wage war on an epic scale with four additional civilizations, several unique units, new technologies, and new campaigns, including the showcase campaign that focuses on the Rise of Rome itself.

Gather your forces, a new Age is upon us.



Best-Selling Age Franchise
Tops 15 Million Mark

May 7, 2004: The award-winning Age franchise has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. The Age titles, comprised of the Age of Empires and Age of Mythology series, have been consistently in NPD's top ten sales charts throughout the life of the franchise.

Read the Media Alert.

Age of Mythology

Ensemble Studios' Age of Mythology transports you to a time when heroes did battle with monsters of legend and the gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men.

Take on the role of one of nine ancient civilizations, command all aspects of your empire and guide your people to greatness: gather resources, raise massive armies, wage war against enemies, establish profitable trade routes, build new settlements, enhance military production, explore new frontiers, and advance through four distinct ages.

Age of Empires II Gold Edition

Age of Empires II Gold Edition, a bundle package combining the award-winning, best-selling PC games Age of Empires II and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion, is now available. Age of Empires II Gold Edition brings the unlimited game play of Age of Empires II and The Conquerors together in one compelling package.

Best Expansion Pack of 1998!

Following in Age of Empires hugely successful footsteps, Computer Games Online and Gamezilla have awarded The Rise of Rome with Best Expansion Pack of 1998 Honors!

"Rarely does an add-on pack measure up to the level of the original game, much less beat it as Rise of Rome does." - Gamezilla