History Videogame / Caesar

* VendorTrash: A good deal of your income comes from opening a trade route and exporting surplus supplies of one kind or another.

* AnachronismStew: The game uses the Christian calendar (BC/AD) instead of, say, AbUrbeCondita.

* BreadAndCircus: Good food and entertainment are basic elements behind a happy and wealthy population.

Not to be confused with the man himself, Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar, or with the play, Theater/JuliusCaesar.

The high-water mark of the saga is considered to be ''Caesar III'', which spawned several and gradually improved {{spinoff}}s in AncientEgypt (''{{Pharaoh}}''), AncientGreece (''Zeus'') and China (''EmperorRiseOfTheMiddleKingdom'').

* RecycledInSpace: Described as ''Videogame/SimCity'' in AncientRome with a historical and military layer added. The {{spinoff}}s can be recursively defined as Caesar in [[{{Pharaoh}} Egypt]]/Greece/China!

* ManualMisprint: An amusing glitch in production of this manual provides the Trope Illustration on this page. Check it out.

* AnachronismStew: The game uses the Christian calendar (BC/AD) instead of say AbUrbeCondita.

* ShoutOut: [[Film/{{Aliens}} "Another day in the legion is like a day on the farm"]]

* BarbarianTribe: Celts are one the main enemies of the game.

Developed by Impressions Games and published by {{Sierra}} in 1992 on the {{Amiga}}, and ported the next year to AtariST, [[IBMPersonalComputer PC]] and {{Macintosh}}, the game can be described as ''Videogame/SimCity'' in [[RecycledINSPACE ancient Rome]]. In addition to similar graphics and user interfaces, it also came with issues of micromanagement, including complicated city-planning requirements such as building the right number of schools, theaters, libraries, bathhouses, and other amenities, within suitable distances of residential areas. The player is also tasked with the military buildup and defense of the city against {{Barbarian Tribe}}s and rival nations such as [[UsefulNotes/PunicWars Carthago]].

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: While there is no population cap, there is a cap on the number of legions you can have. Although this is [[HandWave Handwaved]] by the game: Casear doesn't allow your cities to have a larger force because your supposed to be building and defending it, not starting a war.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: While there is no population cap, there is a cap on the number of legions you can have.

''Caesar'' is a computer SimulationGame saga of four [[CityBuildingSeries city-building games]] where the player undertakes the role of a Roman governor, building Roman cities.

* CityBuildingSeries: The originator.

*** This is likely an unintentional nod to how the actual city planning (or lackthereof) of Rome itself was; the road network was absolutely nonsensical. That being said, they did a ''much'' better job with the provinces, which the player is in charge of building up...

Developed by Impressions Games and published by {{Sierra}} in 1992 on the {{Amiga}}, and ported the next year to AtariST, [[IBMPersonalComputer PC]] and {{Macintosh}}, the game can be described as ''Videogame/SimCity'' in [[RecycledINSPACE ancient Rome]]. In addition to similar graphics and user interfaces, it also came with issues of micromanagement, including complicated city-planning requirements such as building the right number of schools, theaters, libraries, bathhouses, and other amenities, within suitable distances of residential areas. The player is also tasked with the military buildup and defense of the city against {{Barbarian Tribe}}s and rival nations such as [[PunicWars Carthago]].

* WarElephants: [[PunicWars Carthago's]] signature troops

** The first games also lacked a "stop sign" the player could drop on a road to tell walkers to stay within a given area, and those of ''Caesar III'' blocked all walkers, including those that have specific destinations(in the later games, only walkers that have specific destinations can pass through roadblocks). As a result, an efficient road and supply network could turn out pretty darn weird as good players tried to avoid crossroads at all costs, often resulting in one lonesome meandering road snaking around the entire city. Hope nobody's in a hurry to get anywhere.

Caesar is a computer SimulationGame saga of four [[CityBuildingSeries city-building games]] where the player undertakes the role of a Roman governor, building Roman cities.

Developed by Impressions Games and published by {{Sierra}} in 1992 on the Amiga, and ported the next year to Atari ST, PC and Macintosh, the game can be described as ''Videogame/SimCity'' in [[RecycledINSPACE ancient Rome]]. In addition to similar graphics and user interfaces, it also came with issues of micromanagement, including complicated city-planning requirements such as building the right number of schools, theaters, libraries, bathhouses, and other amenities, within suitable distances of residential areas. The player is also tasked with the military buildup and defense of the city against {{Barbarian Tribe}}s and rival nations such as [[PunicWars Carthago]].

!!This games provide examples of:

** Averted in the first two games. Here, your citizens require amenities to advance their housing quality, but not food, and their consumption of goods from your manufacturing businesses is one of your two main sources of income
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Developed by ImpressionsGames and published by {{Sierra}} in 1992 on the Amiga, and ported the next year to Atari ST, PC and Macintosh, the game can be described as ''Videogame/SimCity'' in [[RecycledINSPACE ancient Rome]]. In addition to similar graphics and user interfaces, it also came with issues of micromanagement, including complicated city-planning requirements such as building the right number of schools, theaters, libraries, bathhouses, and other amenities, within suitable distances of residential areas. The player is also tasked with the military buildup and defense of the city against {{BarbarianTribe}}s and rival nations such as [[PunicWars Carthago]].

Dveloped by ImpressionsGames and published by {{Sierra}} in 1992 on the Amiga, and ported the next year to Atari ST, PC and Macintosh, the game was similar to ''Videogame/SimCity''. In addition to similar graphics and user interfaces, it also came with issues of micromanagement, including complicated city-planning requirements such as building the right number of schools, theaters, libraries, bathhouses, and other amenities, within suitable distances of residential areas. The player is also tasked with the military buildup and defense of the city against {{BarbarianTribe}}s and rival nations such as [[PunicWars Carthago]]

The high-water mark of the saga is considered to be ''Caesar III'', which spawned several and gradually improved {{spinoff}}s in AncientEgypt (''{{Pharaoh}}''), AncientGreece (''Zeus'') and China (''Emperor Rise of The Middle Kingdom'')

* AlternateHistory: The campaign maps for the Caesar games include some provinces that were never actually under Roman rule.

* BreadAndCircus: Good food and entertainment are basic elements behind a happy and wealthy population

* ThirdIs3D: Actually the fourth is the one which made the VideoGame3DLeap from [[IsometricProjection 2D isometric sprites]].

* HelloInsertNameHere: You must name your family to begin playing the game.

* SequelDifficultyDrop: Caesar III is less NintendoHard than its predecessor. The spinoffs are in turn more manageable with the addition of roadblocks for walker control.

The high-water mark of the franchise is considered to be ''Caesar III'', which spawned several and gradually improved spinoffs in AncientEgypt (''{{Pharaoh}}''), AncientGreece (''Zeus'') and China (''Emperor Rise of The Middle Kingdom'')

* SequelEscalation: ''Caesar III'' features lots of additions, but some interesting elements from ''Caesar II'' such as province management are also dropped though.

* RecycledInSpace: Described as ''Videogame/SimCity'' in AncientRome with a historical and military layer added. The {{spinoff}}s can be recursevily defined as Caesar in {{Egypt/Greece/China!

* YouRequireMoreVespene Gas:

Caesar is a computer SimulationGame saga of four city-building games where the player undertakes the role of a Roman governor, building Roman cities.

* YouRequireMore Vespene Gas:

* You Require More Vespene Gas:

* Apathetic Citizens: Averted. You can right-click on your citizens and they will complain about everything from a lack of employment to a lack of workers, inadequate healthcare or worship services. Even if there are only 10 workers needed in a city of 7000. Very unhappy homes also spawn muggers, vandals or looters. On the other hand, if you manage your city well, your citizens will give you unending praise.

* Early Installment Weirdness:

* ElephantsOfWar: [[PunicWars Carthago's]] signature troops

* UpdatedRerelease: Caesar Gold incorporated a tactical warfare gameplay element from another Impression Games release (Cohort) to play the battles. This was carried over to ''Caesar II'' . From ''Caesar III'' onwards the defensive battles are fought directly in the city without any change and the rest happen offscreen.