Debrief: 

The year is 527 B.C.E., it has been 51 years since the Western Roman Empire collapsed to barbarian tribes while under the stress of political and economic mismanagement. The last vestige of Rome remains in the east with the Eastern Roman Empire. At this point, the Eastern Roman Empire is still rich and prosperous thanks to relative peace with neighbors, trade on the silk road, and a steady supply of food from Aegyptus (Egypt).

 With the coming of a new summer in 527 B.C.E., a new emperor is proclaimed to serve the realm, Emperor Justinian I. At this point in time, Eastern Rome is still powerful, and there still remains those who remember a time when Rome engulfed Mare Nostrum (The Mediterranean Sea). However, the East is not invincible. With the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the East is left alone in a world that senses weakness and desires to destroy the last flame of Rome. This leaves the new Emperor and the realm with one important question: should the Eastern Roman Empire consolidate its power and protect itself from outside threats, or use its strength to bring back the might and glory of a Rome that had now been lost to history?