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Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

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Ancient-world strategy battles from the earliest armies through the fall of the Western Roman Empire

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About this game

Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles is a strategy game focused on simulating pitched battles in the ancient world. Its available armies span the earliest periods through the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 475 A.D.

Players can design terrain and units, arrange each side's troops, and then fight the battle they created. The game also includes pre-designed scenarios and maps.

Game Details

  • Developer: Robert T. Smith
  • Publisher: CCS
  • Release date: December 31, 1988
  • Genre: Strategy
  • Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Sinclair ZX Spectrum