Centurion (Age of Empires)

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 * Image=Phalanx.png
 * Name=Centurion
 * Age=Iron Age
 * Building=Academy
 * Prerequisites=Hopilite, Phalanx, Aristrocacy
 * Type=Heavy Infantry
 * Wood=0
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 * Stone=0
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 * Range=1
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 * Speed=Slow

The Centurion is a Heavy Infantry unit in Age of Empiresand Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome.It could be built in the academy building after researching it as the ultimate upgrade of the Hopilite (after researching Aristocracy at the Government Centre. Although moderatly slow, the centurion is well known for its high hitpoints, great hitpoints and exceptional armor.

A Centurion was an officer in the roman military. A Centurion would have had command over a 100 soliders, hense the name.