Chapter 1 - Rome

Rome

Rome, also known as Chapter 1 of Istoria, was the inaugural chapter of the Istoria storyline. Set during the Roman Republic, it focused on the city of Rome and its surrounding regions. Players assumed the roles of senators, consuls, tribunes, legionaries, patrician houses, cultists, Gauls, and ordinary citizens, shaping the course of history through political intrigue, warfare, religion, diplomacy, and personal ambition. Click the images below to be taken to the respective events.

The Fall of the Republic

Fall of the Republic, also known as Istoria 1.0, takes place between 50 BC and 48 BC. The story is centered within the city of Rome, where senators, consuls, tribunes, cults, Patriation houses, and ordinary citizens struggle over the future of the Republic.

As political rivalries intensify and ancient conspiracies emerge from the shadows, Rome stands at a crossroads. Some fight to preserve the Republic and its institutions, while others seek to reshape it, or bring about its complete downfall. The choices made by its people would determine not only the fate of the Eternal City, but the course of history itself.

Bellum Gallicum

Bellum Gallicum, or Istoria 1.2 takes place one year after the fall of the Republic (47 BC) and the events of the Poena Deorum. The story follows Rome as it once again marches against the Gauls, seeking to reclaim its honour, restore its military prestige, and prove that the Roman people remain worthy despite the disasters that befell them.

In the shadow of the Alps, Rome would once again pay in blood for the mistakes of its past. What began as a campaign to push back the Gauls and claim more land for themselves, would become another brutal chapter in its history, testing the resolve of its soldiers, the strength of its leaders, and the very future of Rome itself.