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This article is about the expansion of Age of Empires. For the campaign in the same expansion, see The Rise of Rome (campaign). For the re-release of Age of Empires and the expansion of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, see Return of Rome.

Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome, commonly referred to as RoR, is an expansion pack for Age of Empires. It is based on the rise of the Romans as a superpower and adds four new playable civilizations to the main game. Together with the original content, the game was released in a Gold Edition, and later was remastered into a Definitive Edition.

Overview[]

The Rise of Rome includes a few changes, including the new Roman architectural design shared by all four new civilizations.

Four new research technologies have been added, most providing very good bonuses and making a large change in the gameplay strategy. There are also additional new features and five new units for the game.

Some other changes include larger maps and new ways to play such as adding unit queuing, using the period key to cycle through idle villagers, balancing damage done by Catapults, and increasing the population limit.

Additional new features include the ability to double-click a single unit and select others of the same unit-type, and unit-build queuing.

Gameplay changes include adding larger maps and tweaking the interface.

Civilizations[]

  • Carthaginians: Bonuses in nautical and war elephant units.
  • Macedonians: Bonuses in siege units and missile resistance.
  • Palmyrans: Bonuses in economy and trade.
  • Romans: Bonuses in infantry and construction.

Units[]

Technologies[]

  • Logistics: Reduces the population count by half for all units created at the Barracks.
  • Martyrdom: Sacrifice Priests to instantly convert units.
  • Medicine: Increases Priest healing rate.
  • Tower Shield: Decreases damage received from missiles.

Campaigns[]

Main article: Campaign

Four new single-player campaigns are added focusing on the history of the city of Rome.

Campaign Civilization No. of
scenarios
Rise of Rome Romans 6
Ave Caesar 4
Pax Romana 5
Enemies of Rome Carthaginians
Macedonians
Romans
Palmyrans
4

The demo version also includes the First Punic War (Carthaginians) campaign, which was later included in the Definitive Edition.

Soundtrack[]

Main article: Soundtrack (Age of Empires)#The Rise of Rome

A new soundtrack was created by the Age of Empires composers Stephen and David Rippy, with Chris Rippy, Kevin McMullan, and Mark Terrano collaborating on the credits theme. Five of the fourteen tracks are alternate mixes of Age of Empires songs, and the rest are new to the series.

Reception[]

Although the expansion was criticized due to the minimal number of new features introduced, it was well-received on the whole. The most praised features were The Rise of Rome's unit queue feature and the improved all-around gameplay and balance. Review website GameWorldNetwork gave the game a score of 93% and commented that it seemed to be a whole new game.

To celebrate its release, several tournaments were held at Age of Empires Heaven, inviting players from around the world to test their skills in this new game.

Multiplayer[]

MSN Gaming Zone and IGZones no longer support the original multiplayer services, but the game can still be played via online gaming programs like GameRanger, Voobly, Garena, CGA, and QQ BattleZone.

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References[]

Age of Empires
Main series
Age of Empires The Rise of Rome
Definitive Edition
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome
Age of Empires II The Age of Kings (Release) · The Conquerors
HD Edition: The Forgotten · The African Kingdoms · Rise of the Rajas
Definitive Edition ( The Last Khans) : Lords of the West · Dawn of the Dukes · Dynasties of India · Return of Rome · The Mountain Royals · Victors and Vanquished · The Three Kingdoms
Age of Mythology The Titans
Extended Edition: Tale of the Dragon
Retold: New Gods Pack: Freyr · Immortal Pillars · Heavenly Spear
Age of Empires III The WarChiefs · The Asian Dynasties
Definitive Edition: United States Civilization · The African Royals · Mexico Civilization · Knights of the Mediterranean
Age of Empires IV Anniversary Edition · The Sultans Ascend · Knights of Cross and Rose
Chronicles Battle for Greece
Chronicles is a series in Age of Empires II very different from vanilla Age of Empires II; as such, it is listed separately
Spin-offs
MMOAge of Empires Online · Age of Empires: Castle Siege
Handheld Age of Empires: The Age of Kings · Age of Empires: Mythologies
MobileAge of Empires II Mobile (Deluxe) · Age of Empires III Mobile · Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Mobile · Age of Empires: World Domination · Age of Empires Mobile
TabletopAge of Empires: Expandable Card Game · Age of Mythology: The Boardgame · Glenn Drover's Empires: The Age of Discovery