Although it probably contains a fair bit of ahistorical speculation and game balancing, the attention to detail here is considerable. Progress even further and you'll see their territories being swallowed up by Rome. If you progress a bit, you'll see them warring with the Aetolians. Each date renders the political, economic and military situations as they existed at the time, so if you start early you'll find the Macedonians in alliance with their neighbors. In brief, the game allows you to select any starting date across over 250 years of Roman history, from the middle-Republic wars with Carthage to the civil wars that brought about the establishment of the Empire proper.