Mare Nostrum is a board game for 3 to 5 players, designed by Serge Laget and published in 2003 by Eurogames.

Units are placed on a game board representing the Mediterranean and the surrounding area, divided into provinces which contain one or more resources.

The goal of the game is to bring glory to your civilization by acquiring great heroes and by building architectural wonders in your kingdom.

Prominently featured in the game are historic personalities such as Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Hammurabi, as well as the Seven Wonders of the World.

Further, players are forced (to a certain extent) into certain actions early in the game; if Egypt is allowed to acquire too many resource cards they will quickly build the Pyramids; if Rome is not then held in check they will achieve military victory.