1453, the last stand of Rome

From the highest tower of his palace, the Emperor of Byzantium gazes upon the city—once the heart of the world, now on the brink of ruin. The mighty Constantinople, last vestige of the Roman Empire, stands surrounded by the endless ranks of Sultan Mehmed II’s Ottoman army. An overwhelming force is poised to extinguish centuries of glory. As Emperor Constantine Palaiologos, you must rally the last defenders of the empire—your weary soldiers, the steadfast Italian mercenaries led by Giustiniani, and the towering, ancient Theodosian walls. Against impossible odds, you must hold the line and defend the legacy of Rome.