Matrix Games announces the release of Alea Jacta Est - Parthian Wars, a new expansion for Alea Jacta Est, the Ancient Rome strategy game with a title specifically selected to repel non-grognards. The new expansion, which requires the original game, pits the Roman forces versus their enemies from the Middle East. The release is accompanied by a new patch to update Alea Jacta Est and the Birth of Rome expansion to version 1.03a, and this page has all the details on that. Here's the thumbnail view of the new expansion: "PARTHIAN WARS is a historical operational strategy game with simultaneous turns (WEGO system) that places you in command of Rome or their Eastern nemesis, the Parthians (from 53BC to 197AD). You play the part of the military and political leadership, guiding your nation to victory, through some of the toughest conflicts of the Ancient world, represented by 5 challenging scenarios."