Before you head off to war, always make sure you know what you're up against. Now, in case many of the guys here found information for The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome game lacking, we are happy to announce that Black Bean Games has just set up the game's website.

Among the interesting details mentioned over there was the Great Battles of Rome's release date: expect the empire to come marching into retail this May for the PlayStation 2, the PlayStation Portable (PSP), and the PC.

Moving on to the rest of the site's features, we have extra game media in the guise of a gameplay trailer, wallpapers, and screenshots. The site also carries a brief historical into the game's three main heroes: Julius Caesar, Scipio, and Trajan (the third guy was one of the five emperors that ruled during Rome's Pax Romana period).

The site further makes mention of extra game details, such as an extra 10 Celtic campaigns and 35 battles in the Cult of Mithras, which should provide for a more rounded out perspective of the sort of factions that existed during this time period. We advise historical fans and dudes who are getting tired of the Spartan hype as of late to try out the game come launch, or read up for extra details.