# Interview: Bringing Down the Roman Empire in a Game — WHE Interview Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/interview-bringing-down-the-roman-empire-in-a-game-whe-interview-discussion/9765>\
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**Created:** [March 18, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/interview-bringing-down-the-roman-empire-in-a-game-whe-interview-discussion/9765 "2019-03-18T16:57:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![jvdc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jvdc/32/28_2.png) [@jvdc](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jvdc)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/interview-bringing-down-the-roman-empire-in-a-game-whe-interview-discussion/9765/1 "2019-03-18T16:57:01Z")

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Today we are talking to **Jon Shafer** , lead designer of the computer game _[At the Gates](https://www.atthegatesgame.com/)_, now available on PC, Mac, and Linux. In this game, you control a Barbarian tribe during the Migration Age, helping them survive, grow, and hopefully bring down the Roman Empire. Or, in the words of the game's creator:

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1349/interview-bringing-down-the-roman-empire-in-a-game/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1349/interview-bringing-down-the-roman-empire-in-a-game/)._

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**Author:** ![jvdc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jvdc/32/28_2.png) [@jvdc](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/jvdc)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/interview-bringing-down-the-roman-empire-in-a-game-whe-interview-discussion/9765/2 "2026-07-29T12:21:02Z")

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