Age of Empires 2's Return of Rome DLC revisits a classic series expansion

Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition is readying to reach even further into the series’ past with the announcement of its Return of Rome DLC, a “new form” of the original Age of Empires’ Rise of Rome expansion that’s coming to PC and consoles on 16th May.

There’s quite a lot going on in Rise of Rome – which purchasers will need to switch to from the main screen in order to access its new stuff – but the most notable addition for series fans is arguably the return of all 16 civilisations from the original Age of Empires and Rise of Rome.

That means the Assyrians, Babylonians, Carthaginians, Choson, Egyptians, Greeks, Hittites, Macedonians, Minoans, Palmyrans, Persians, Phoenicians, Romans, Shang, Sumerians, and Yamato will all be playable in Rise of Rome, with the Romans being unique in that they’ll also be available to play in Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition’s base game.