Shadow of Rome

Alternative title(s)Shadō obu Rōma (シャドウオブローマ)
Antiquity gameCAG
ReleaseFeb 4, 2005
PublisherCapcom
DeveloperCapcom Production Studio 2
Platform(s)PS2
ModeSingle-player
GenreAction-adventure; role-playing game; hack and slash; hero-based
SettingRome during and after Caesar’s assassination (44 BCE) and the ascenscion of Octavian
Notable charactersBAgrippa, Caesar, Decius Brutus, Cicero, Vipsanius, Antonius, Octavianus, Pansa, Maecenas, Sextus (Pompeius), Marcus Brutus, Charmian
DLC

Bibliography

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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.

Additional keywords

history, gladiator, stealth, detective

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