Age of Empires is a series of real-time strategy games developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Studios. The first title of the - Age of Empires - is a real-time strategy game published in 1997. Inspired by Civilization and Warcraft II, the game takes place in a historical context over a period between 5000 AV. J.-C. and 800 AP. By which the player must change an ancient civilization of the age of stone at the age of iron to unlock new technologies and units allowing him to build an empire. Ensemble Studios then develops an extension called The Rise of Rome and then a sequence for which they choose the period of the Middle Ages in order to easily differentiate the two games while keeping the aspects of the gaming system that had made the success of the first title of the series. In order to take advantage of the 3D engine they develop at the time, together studios then decides to move away from the historic frame of the Age of Empires and to incorporate elements of myth...