Centurion (Age of Empires)

This article is about the unit in Age of Empires. For the unit in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten, see Centurion (Age of Empires II).

Centurion
Definitive
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires
Type	Heavy infantry
Civilization	See Civilizations
Age	File:IronAgeIcon.jpg Iron Age
Training
Trained at	File:Academy1.jpg Academy
Food	60
Gold	40
Statistics
Hit points	160
Attack	30
Rate of Fire	Fast
Melee armor	8
Ranged armor	0
Speed	Slow
Unit evolution
Upgraded from	Phalangite
Upgrade requires	Aristocracy

The Centurion is a heavy infantry unit in Age of Empires that can be trained at the Academy as the final form of the Hoplite. To upgrade the Phalanx to the Centurion, 1,800 food and 700 gold are required after Aristocracy is researched at the Government Center. Although fairly slow, the Centurion makes up for it with its high hit points, great attack, and exceptional armor.

Civilizations

The following civilizations can train the Centurion:

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

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

Note: Initially, the Centurion was available to the Hittites, however, in Definitive Edition, it was removed from their tech tree

Upgrades

Tool Age

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

Bronze Age

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

Iron Age

• Metallurgy: Increases attack by 3.
• Chain Mail Infantry: Increases armor by 2.
• Iron Shield: Increases pierce armor by 1.
• Tower Shield: Increases pierce armor by 1.
• Aristocracy: Increases speed by 25%.

Note: Aristocracy is the prerequisite for upgrading Phalanx to Centurion, they will always be 25% faster than un-upgraded Hoplites

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Civilization bonuses

• Greek: Centurions move 30% faster and are 20% cheaper
• Carthaginian: Centurions have 25% more HP.
• Macedonian: Centurions have +2 pierce armor, +2 Line of Sight, and are four times more resistant to conversion.

Trivia

• The Centurion has the highest attack of all units outside of siege weapons, with 37.
• With 14 melee armor, the Centurion has the highest melee armor of all units in the game.
• The Macedonian Centurion has the highest pierce armor of all units in the game with a total of 5.
• All of the Mediterranean civilizations have access to the Centurion and none of the Middle Eastern ones have access to them.

History

“	The smallest tactical unit in the Roman army trusted with independent maneuver was the century, standing 100 man strong (later 80 with the remaining 20 comprising administrative staff and hangers-on). 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 platoon and the Centurion was a combination of modern infantry platoon commander (usually a Lieutenant) and top sergeant. Centuries were further organised into cohorts - six centuries per cohort (480 men total) - with the most senior centurion taking overall command of the cohort, akin to a modern infantry company and infantry company commander (usually a Captain or Major). Centurions were the backbone of the legions that built and defended the Roman Empire.	”
—The Age of Empires manual

Gallery

A group of Centrurions. They have the same appearance as the Phalanx.

A Centurion in the Definitive Edition.

Video

CENTURION vs EVERY UNIT - Age of Empires- Definitive Edition