Legions of Death

Alternative title(s)
Antiquity gameEAG
ReleaseJan, 1987
PublisherLothlorien
DeveloperM.C. Lothlorien
Platform(s)Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
ModeSingle-player, multiplayer
GenreText-based; strategy game; empire-building
SettingThe Punic Wars (264-146 BCE); playable from the Carthaginian perspective (Player 1) and the Roman perspective (Player 2)
Notable charactersB
DLC

Bibliography

Lowe, D. (2009). ‘Playing with Antiquity: Videogame Receptions of the Classical World’ in D. Lowe & K. Shahabudin (eds.), Classics for All: Reworking Antiquity in Mass Culture. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press, 64-90.

Serrano Lozano, D. (2020). ‘Ludus (Not) Over. Video Games and the Popular Perception of Ancient Past Reshaping’ in C. Rollinger (ed.), Classical Antiquity in Video Games. New York: Bloomsbury, 48-61.

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