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Paizomen is a work-in-progress database of video games set in Greek and Roman antiquity.
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Hope for Future Pasts: The Classical Tradition in Horizon Zero Dawn (2017). By Rick Castle
In his blog post, Rick Castle unearths how the highly popular game Horizon Zero Dawn both subverts and reinscribes traditional modes of engagement with the classical tradition.
The Society of The Forgotten City #1: Roman Citizens and Imperial Subjects. By Hamish Cameron
In the first of a diptych on The Forgotten City’s Roman society, Hamish Cameron explains how the game abstracts concepts of Roman citizenship.
An Unconquered Spirit: Fan Communities Resume Development on Abandoned Game. By Alexander Greyswood
Alexander Greyswood takes us through the Invictus mod for Imperator: Rome, explaining how a fan community kept alive a game on which development was abruptly stopped.
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