Ancient Empires
- Type: MUD, Text-based
- Genre: Role-playing, Strategy
- Developer: AncientEmpires
- Release date: 1994
- Status: Free
- Platform: Telnet clients, third-party MUD clients, Web client
- Language: English
- Rating: 5/10
Welcome to Ancient Empires — a world where the boundaries of time and reality have been erased. Here, ancient civilizations, empires, and kingdoms—torn apart by an unknown cataclysm—have merged into a single realm where Roman gladiators fight side by side with northern barbarians, and the knights of Marienburg cross blades with eastern sorcerers.
You will choose your origin from among many nations, a decision that defines not only your appearance but the very destiny of your hero. Will you become a priest drawing power from the gods, a paladin bringing light into the darkness, or a mercenary willing to sell your blade to the highest bidder? Every choice opens a unique path — from sworn service and honor to intrigue and betrayal.
This world follows its own laws: politics, trade, espionage, and war intertwine into a delicate web of power, where words can cut deeper than steel. In Ancient Empires, survival is only the beginning — you may rise to forge your own empire, alter history itself, and etch your name into legend.
Immerse yourself in a text-based realm where imagination triumphs over graphics, and every decision carries weight. Are you ready to step into an age where fate itself awaits rewriting?
Alternative client connection
Host Name: ancientempires.net
Port Number: 5011