Rome 162 AD. The Empire, after reaching the apex of its territorial expansion under the lead of the emperor Traianus in 117 AD., is coming to an end. After a half century of peace, wealth, and development in artistic, urbanistic, cultural, and scientific fields, the specter of war looms once again over Rome, now ruled by emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, brothers in law. The failure of pointless... [click here for more]