Caesar II

Caesar II is a game simulation developed by Impressions and published by Sierra On-Line, Inc.. Originally released in France, Germany, United States, United Kingdom in 1995. Currently you can buy the game for DOS.

Caesar II is set in the time of ancient Rome, and lets you try to be the next Caesar. You start with a province and have to build an efficient city. To do this, you will have to properly manage the water supply, make sure the city is well guarded, and provide proper education, entertainment, baths, and temples (which also hold your money and can be stolen if you don't have enough protection).

At some point, possibly more than once, you will have to defend your province from invading tribes that don't really want you there. You also have to connect all the villages in the province with roads and create some industry, such as stone mining, grapes, etc. for which you can then create markets in your city.

When you have achieved the necessary requirements, you can start over in a new and more challenging province. Do well enough and you can become the new Caesar.

Caesar II is available for a reduced price at the following websites, and is no longer abandonware.