After fighting a losing battle with the raging sea, a brave people find themselves stranded on an apparently uninhabited island; their ship destroyed. The brave band of survivors, whom we call the Romans, must rely on your help as they are challenged to the ultimate test - survival. With your support, your subjects set up mines from which raw materials are extrcted. They will conquer the seas and trade with remote islands. But you’ll also have to get them going in farming, animal raising, hunting and fishing. But, even the most well-meaning man cannot live in peace if the malicious neighbors won’t let him. Watch out for churlish Vikings, hot-headed Nubians and technologically advances Asiatics. Build your empire carefully and defend it swiftly. Offense may be the best defense, but be careful - the enemy isn’t sleeping either...