Slitherine Software announces plans for Legion Arena, an upcoming online strategy game set in the days of the Roman Empire that "is due to be completed in a couple of months." Here's a bit on the game, and its free online play:

Slitherine Software are pleased to announce Legion Arena, their upcoming online strategy game. Legion Arena puts you the player in charge of a Roman army and takes you up against the enemies of Rome. You must recruit & train up your troops, choosing the skills they will develop in an effort to create the most powerful army. Games will be played entirely online & all results are passed back to the server and logged and the player’s army ranked. And the best part is… it’s free!

Legion Arena uses a totally new engine, but we won’t bore you with the details. It’s enough to say that it allows fully 3D battles with thousands of guys. 3D engines are a dime a dozen, so we want to focus on the gameplay and not try and wow you with how many poly’s we can push around the screen. You can judge that for yourselves when you see the screenshots.