Ave Caesar

Ave Caesar
Campaign information
Game	Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome
Civilization	Romans
Protagonist	Caesar
Date	75 BCE - 48 BCE
Color	Blue
No. of Scenarios	4
Map

Campaign artwork

“	Gaius Julius Caesar carried the highest virtues of the Roman Republic, but his ambitions would cause the Republic's downfall. March with this storied son of Rome from his captivity by Cilician pirates to his expedition to the ends of the earth; and from his conquest of Gaul to his crushing victory over his rivals. Discover why Roman emperors would proudly bear his name for centuries. Ave Caesar!	”
—In-game campaign description

Ave Caesar is the second campaign in Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome. The player controls Caesar and his Roman legions in some of the most important battles of his life.

Scenarios

With the launch of the Definitive Edition, the campaign now consists of the following scenarios:

1. Caesar's Revenge (named Caesar vs Pirates in the original)
2. The Invasion of Britain (named Britain in the original)
3. The Siege of Alesia (named Alesia in the original)
4. The Battle of Pharsalus (named Caesar vs Pompey in the original)

Trivia

• The campaign artwork portrays a scene of a Roman legion, with an Aquilifer (wearing a lion-headress on his helmet) in the foreground, a Vexillarius with the legion banner behind him, next to another Aquilifer holding the Aquila, and lastly the Legionaries behind.
• This is the only campaign where all scenarios start in the Iron Age.
• This is the only campaign in Age of Empires before Return of Rome which focuses on a single protagonist.