One thousand six hundred years ago, in a city named after the famous emperor Hadrian, bored Roman soldiers spent their free ...

These games, considered precursors to some modern strategic games, were popular in ancient Rome and reflect the importance of military strategy in the daily life ... These include Roman baths, ...

Also known as Ludus Latrunculi, which translates to “Game of Mercenaries,” the two-player strategy game was the “toast of the Roman Empire,” as Smithsonian magazine’s Meilan Solly wrote ...

And, while I can lose myself in a strategy game every once in a while, I have to be in the mood for a Caesar or Total War: Rome. I don’t doubt their quality, but the Romans deserve more than ...

He breaks down the Roman naval warfare tactics in "Cleopatra," starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. He explains the dangers of chariot racing in "Ben-Hur," starring Charlton Heston.