Annals of Rome

The game is set in the Late Roman Empire, with the objective being to survive for as long as possible against rebelling European states.

• Developer — Personal Software Services • Publisher — Personal Software Services • Released — 1986 • Genre — Strategy • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS, Amstrad PCW

• Illustration — Gameplay screenshot (Atari ST) The game is played in two windows. The first is the troops movement window, which allows the player to control the placement of troops in the Roman state or to attack computer players. This window shows the number of forces for all players, inflation, popularity and national score of the Roman state, and human player score. The last step for the player in this window is to set the tax rate, between 1.0 and 2.0% (higher taxes cause higher inflation). In the next window, the player decides which of the 21 Senate members will receive command of the various Roman armies. To help the player in making this decision, all Senate members are listed with numbers, the first two indicating their military ability and loyalty, respectively. The last number indicates their age. If the government's popularity falls below 2 (popularity is measured within a range between -5 and +5), armies with disloyal commanders can revolt and try to take Rome. If this happens before 50 BC, the successful rebel will be declared dictator, and if this happens after, he will become emperor, which will lead to a dynasty.