0 A.D. (pronounced "zero ey-dee") is a free, open-source, cross-platform
real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare. In short, it is
a historically-based war/economy game that allows players to relive
or rewrite the history of Western civilizations, focusing on the
years between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D. The project is highly ambitious,
involving state-of-the-art 3D graphics, detailed artwork, sound,
and a flexible and powerful custom-built game engine.

The game has been in development by Wildfire Games (WFG), a group
of volunteer, hobbyist game developers, since 2001. The code and
data are available under the GPL license, and the art, sound and
documentation are available under CC-BY-SA. In short, we consider
0 A.D. an educational celebration of game development and ancient
history.