| Alternative title(s) | |
| Antiquity game | CAG |
| Release | 2005-2010 |
| Publisher | Rome: Total Realism Team |
| Developer | Rome: Total Realism Team |
| Platform(s) | Mac, Windows |
| Mode | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Genre | Strategy game; empire-building |
| Setting | Roman Empire |
| Notable charactersB | |
| DLC |
Rome: Total Realism is a ‘realism mod’ for Rome: Total War.
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history, modification
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