User manual GAMES PC AGE OF EMPIRES-THE RISE OF ROME

[. . . ] Contents Chapter 1: Gameplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Chapter 2: Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chapter 3: Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 4: Civilizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Chapter 1 Gameplay New features Age of Empires Expansion includes these new features: · · · · · · · · · · · Four new civilizations: Carthaginian, Macedonian, Palmyran, and Roman. Five new units: Armored Elephant, Camel Rider, Fire Galley, Scythe Chariot, and Slinger. Four new technologies: Logistics, Martyrdom, Medicine, and Tower Shield. New ability to queue the production of units. [. . . ] The Romans invaded in 149 BC and made the kingdom of Macedonia a Roman province. Roman patience with the other Greek city-states was exhausted by unrest in Corinth in 147 BC, so they besieged and sacked that city in 146 BC. As a lesson to the other city-states, the citizens of Corinth were sold into slavery, the buildings were torn down, and anything of value was shipped home to Rome. Chapter 4: Civilizations 11 Palmyran civilization (64 BC to 273 AD) Following the collapse of the Seleucid empire in 64 BC (one of the vestiges of Alexander's empire), a no-man's land existed in the Middle East between the Roman empire to the west and the Parthian empire to the east. The people of Tadmor, a desert city located at an oasis on the east-west trade route, established a desert police force that protected the trade between Damascus and the Euphrates River. They grew rich on this trade and their city became known to the Romans as Palmyra (place of palms). Around 17 AD Palmyra became part of Roman Syria while retaining much independence and its desert army. In 129 Palmyra was granted the status of a free city and later was made a Roman colony. After the Persians defeated and captured the Roman emperor Valerian in 260, a Palmyran nobleman was made Dux Orientis (duke, or warlord, of the East--almost a co-emperor) and given Roman support. The Palmyran army defeated the Persians (capturing their capital at Ctesiphon on two occasions) and reconquered Mesopotamia. Following the suspicious murder of the Dux Orientis in 267, his wife Zenobia took the throne and claimed the title of Augustus for her infant son. The Romans were suspicious of these changes but an army they sent east was defeated by Zenobia, who was a competent war leader. The Palmyrans then occupied Egypt and pushed the Goths back out of Asia Minor. By this time the Palmyran empire stretched from Asia Minor to Mesopotamia to Egypt. Its army consisted mainly of archers, horse archers, and heavy cavalry. The Romans could not ignore the revolt of the Palmyrans and the loss of the grain supplies from Egypt. One army was dispatched to Egypt to reestablish control there. The Emperor Aurelius (an ex-cavalry officer) led a second army into Syria and defeated the Palmyrans twice, at Antioch and Emesa. Roman light cavalry bested the Palmyran cataphracts. Queen Zenobia was caught trying to flee but was allowed to retire into exile after being paraded through the streets of Rome. Palmyra revolted once more after the emperor departed, massacring the Roman garrison. The legions returned quickly and sacked the city. It continued to exist for many more centuries but never returned to prominence. 12 Age of Empires Expansion Roman civilization (750 BC to 476 AD) The Romans began as a small tribe living in modern Italy but expanded to create the largest and longest lasting empire of antiquity. [. . . ] The names of companies, products, people, characters and/or data mentioned herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. If, however, your only means of access is electronic, permission to print one copy is hereby granted. [. . . ]