"Age of Empires is a solid game.  I prefer it to Rise of Nations, certainly."  Matt cocks his head to one side, and looks upward at nothing, as though in thought.  With the hint of an impish grin, he starts quoting from Roman Imperial tactical manuals - in the original latin.  "We can, indeed, learn much from history. Occultists especially...I never have figured out how so much could have been lost."