Legions of Death

Legions of Death is a menu-driven strategy game set during the Punic Wars,
fought between the Roman Republic and Carthage (264 to 146 BCE). What stands
out is that it focuses on naval warfare. While Greeks built their ships for
ramming attack, Romans – lacking experience in sailing – developed new
boarding tactics to exploit their strong infantry. Contrary to game
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Roman side is available only in two player mode.

First design your ships (from a modest bireme up to impressive septireme, add
boarding ramps, towers, sails), crew them (slaves, archers, marines) and
finally deploy the galleys on a top-down map of the central Mediterranean. In
turns, maneuver your vessels, conquer the coastal cities to collect tax and
repair your ships, then return the gold to your capital. The first side to
meet victory conditions (treasury size, cities held, ships sunk) is the
winner.