
                   THE UNOFFICIAL S.P.Q.R.TM WALKTHROUGH
                                      
     for CyberSites' "S.P.Q.R.TM: The Empire's Darkest Hour" on CD-ROM
                                      
                                 by Venusta
                                      
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   New! Each section contains a "Just Hints" area for those who don't
   want to be totally "spoiled." Just go to the section you want help
   with, and click on "Just Hints" for subtle hints or "Spoilers" for a
   complete walkthrough for that section's puzzles.
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     * Introduction
     * Game Start
     * January
     * February
     * March
     * April
     * May
     * June
     * July
     * August
     * September
     * October
     * November
     * December
     * Endgame
     * Things Not to Bother With (Semi-spoilers)
     * Acknowledgments
     * Links to Roman Citizens' Sites
       
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                                INTRODUCTION
                                      
   It is 205 A.D., and Septimius Severus reigns over the vast Roman
   Empire. But an oracle has predicted disaster: the Calamitus, a clever
   saboteur whose mission is to destroy Rome. The ingenious inventor
   Cornelius has summoned you to identify and foil the Calamitus. He has
   put at your disposal his Navitor, a prototype device allowing you to
   travel about the city at will, find the necessary clues, and save Rome
   from destruction. (See Game Start - The Navitor for the workings of
   this technological marvel.) You must accomplish this task within the
   space of a year. But the Calamitus is very slippery, and there will be
   various acts of sabotage throughout the year that you must
   investigate. There are five suspects, whose notebooks and journals you
   will find and read along the way; one of them is the Calamitus. This
   Walkthrough will help you get the clues you need, zero in on the
   correct suspect, and stop the Calamitus in time to preserve the
   Empire.
   
   Saving your game and quitting: Remember that you can save your game at
   any time by pressing ESC, pointing your cursor at an empty space on
   the list to highlight it, and clicking Save. The saved game will
   indicate the location and date at the point you saved. To load a saved
   game, press ESC, highlight it, and click Load. You can overwrite an
   old saved game by highlighting its entry and clicking Save; you'll be
   asked to confirm that you want to overwrite it. "Exitus" exits this
   window and returns you to the game at the point you saved it; "Quit"
   quits the game.
   
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   ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
   
   This Walkthrough was the result of hours of play, but by no means my
   own alone. Many thanks to my fellow Citizens of Rome, whose cleverness
   in solving the puzzles they generously shared with me and other
   desperate gamers by responding to our cries for help on the Rostra of
   the S.P.Q.R.TM on-line version and GT Interactive Software Corp.'s
   S.P.Q.R.TM Forum. Special thanks to Birba, who helped me realize that
   I had not yet lost the game!
   
   Please please PLEASE send your comments, suggestions, and especially
   corrections to me at lcantoni@msn.com. Thanks to those who have
   already helped me avoid too much embarrassment.
   
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   LINKS TO CITIZENS' SITES
   
   Players of the online version of S.P.Q.R.TM have formed a tight-knit
   community of Roman citizens, whose expertise de rerum romanae is well
   represented on the World Wide Web. Visit these sites to enrich your
   Roman experience:
   
   When in Rome, do as the Romans do and visit FeAudrey's SPQR Companion
   Page, chock full of resources on ancient Rome and the S.P.Q.R.TM
   on-line version, including links to esteemed fellow citizens' sites.
   
   L. Aelius Stilo's comprehensive and scholarly Encyclopaedia Romana is
   an invaluable compendium, updated in installments, of Roman history.
   
   Make yourself at home in Rome with M. Didius Festus's lovely Domus,
   where you can see how the ancient half lived.
   
   The Women of Rome are celebrated in Livia Drusa's beautiful and
   informative site.
   
   Cave canem at Canis Venaticus's witty version of S.P.Q.R.TM, The
   Adventures of Canis Venaticus in the Roman Republic and Empire as
   Related and Embellished by Fredericus Pinguinus.
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   The Unofficial S.P.Q.R.TM Walkthrough  1997 Linda Cantoni.
   
   S.P.Q.R. and S.P.Q.R.: the Empire's Darkest Hour are trademarks of
   CyberSites, Inc.  1996 CyberSites, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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