You've conquered the world in Rise of Nations, now do it again playing all new historical campaigns with a fully interactive diplomacy and trading system and featuring over 130 new scenarios. Follow in the footsteps of two of the world's greatest generals, Alexander the Great and Napoleon. See how well you do in the politically charged climate of the New World and the Cold War. Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots, the expansion pack to the critically acclaimed, best-selling real-time strategy (RTS) game Rise of Nations, adds a barrage of new features to the original game. Combining the epic scope of traditional turn-based strategy games with the fast-paced action of RTS games, Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots enables players to explore 6,000 years of history as they amass powerful armies, build prosperous economies and perform acts of diplomacy. Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots introduces six new nations, four unique single-player campaigns, more than 20 original units, new wonders and new government types. Unlike other historical RTS games, the Rise of Nations franchise allows gamers to quickly play through eight historical epochs of time from the Ancient Age to the Information Age.