Pax romana covers europe from 300 bc through the end of the 1st century bc when control of the mediterranean was in a state of flux with four empires possible the emphasis is on strategic operations from raising armies to colonizing outlying areas to fighting barbarian incursions to maintaining political stability at home pax provides wide variety of scenarios from fast playing one sitting two player games to vivid recreations of the entire era with four players for ages 8 years and over