Centurion
Age	Iron Age
Trained at	Academy
Type	Heavy Infantry
Cost	60 Food, 40 Gold
HP	160
Attack	30
Armor	8
Pierce Armor	0
Speed	Medium/Slow

The Centurion is a Heavy Infantry unit in Age of Empires and Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome. It can be built in the Academy building after researching it as the ultimate upgrade of the Hoplite and Phalanx (after researching Aristocracy at the Government Center. Although moderately slow, the centurion is well known for its high hitpoints, great attack and exceptional armor.

A Centurion was an officer in the Roman military. A Centurion was in charge of a Century, a military group originally consisting of 100 soldiers, but later consisted of 60 to 80.

Contents 1 Civilizations 2 Upgrades 2.1 Tool Age 2.2 Bronze Age 2.3 Iron Age 3 Civilization Bonuses 4 History 5 Releated Articles

Civilizations Edit

Centurion is only available for the following:

• Greeks
• Minoans
• Hittite
• Phoenicians
• Sumerians
• Yamato
• Carthaginians
• Macedonians
• Romans

Note: Palmyrans don't get Centurions for lacking the Aristocracy upgrade

UpgradesEdit

Tool AgeEdit

• Toolworking: Increases attack by 2 points.
• Leather Armor: Increases armor by 2 points.

Bronze AgeEdit

• Metalworking: Increases attack by 2 points.
• Scale Armor: Increases armor by 2 points.
• Bronze Shield: Increases pierce armor by 1 point.

Iron AgeEdit

• Metallurgy: Increases attack by 3 points.
• Chain Mail: Increases armor by 2 points.
• Iron Shield: Increases pierce armor by 1 point.
• Tower Shield: Increases pierce armor by 1 point.
• Aristocracy: increases Speed by 25%

Note: Aristocracy is the prerequisite for upgrading Phalanx to Centurion so they will be having it automatically added

Civilization Bonuses Edit

• Greek Centurions are 30% faster
• Carthaginian Centurions have 25% more HP
• Macedonian Centurions have +2 Armour when dealing with slingers, archers and ranged siege units, have +2 Line of sight and are 4 times more resistant to enemy conversions.
• Centurions are not available for Assyrians, Babylonians, Choson, Egyptians, Palmyrans, Persians and Shang.

History Edit

The smallest tactical unit in the Roman army trusted with independent maneuver was the 100 man century. Each century was commanded by a Centurion, a veteran promoted from the ranks after demonstrating bravery, skill, discipline, and leadership. The century was roughly equivalent to the modern infantry company and the Centurion was a combination of modern infantry captain and top sergeant. Centurions were the backbone of the legions that built and defended the Roman Empire.

Releated Articles Edit

• Academy
  • Hoplite
  • Phalanx

Age of Empires Units
Age of Empires
Priest · Villager · Trade Boat · Merchant Ship · Fishing Boat · Fishing Ship · Light Transport · Heavy Transport
Infantry	Clubman · Axeman · Short Swordsman · Broad Swordsman · Long Swordsmen · Legion · Bowman · Improved Bowman · Composite Bowman · Hoplite · Phalanx · Centurion
Cavalry	Scout · Cavalry · Heavy Cavalry · Cataphract · Chariot · Chariot Archer · Elephant Archer · Horse Archer · Heavy Horse Archer · War Elephant
Siege Weapons	Stone Thrower · Catapult · Heavy Catapult · Ballista · Helepolis
Navy	Scout Ship · War Galley · Trireme · Catapult Trireme · Juggernaut
Rise of Rome
Armored Elephant · Camel Rider · Fire Galley · Scythe Chariot · Slinger
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