As teenager this game was mind-blowing for me. It's very polished, has a unique style and the gameplay is pure awesomeness. The layouting of a base, the trap building, the slow but steady advancements of your troops, the science - it's all so much fun! Don't know about this build, but on my old XP computer the game ran rock-solid without hanging or crashing even once. Can't say the same about DK... Only thing missing in this game is replayability value. Once you played it to the end, there's probably nothing you haven't seen.
Has replayability value after more than 15 years for me. It's slightly easier than Pharaoh, but the gameplay, graphics and the overall user experience here is much better. The RTS part is very simple, almost not mention-worthy, but the city building and economics part is yet to be bested. It can even teach you something about old greek legends!
