Hero Marc Antony

Hero Marc Antony
Unit information
Type	Infantry
Statistics
Hit points	300
Attack	20
Range	0+1
Melee armor	6
Pierce armor	6
Speed	Medium

Marc Antony is a hero unit available in the Scenario Editor and the campaign mode in Age of Empires. This unit has the appearance of a Short Swordsman, but is nearly five times more powerful. He is an infantry unit and the stats can be upgraded as with a normal unit trained from the Barracks.

Upgrades

Tool Age

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

Bronze Age

• Metalworking: Increases attack by 2 points.
• Scale Armor: Increases armor by 2 points.
• Bronze Shield: Increases pierce armor by 1 point.
• Logistics: Decreases population usage by 1/2.

Iron Age

• 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.

Civilization Bonuses

• Romans: Hero Marc Antony attacks +33% faster.
• Macedonians: Hero Marc Antony is four times more resistant against conversion.

History

This unit is historically based on a Roman general with the same name who fought in the battle of Actium with Cleopatra. He is a relative of Julius Caesar and is also a relative of Octavion (Augustus). Octavion eventually became his enemy shortly after when Antony went to Egypt to visit his "girlfriend" and planned to make her the "queen of Rome." This angered the Roman senate and the War of Actium shortly began. At this point in history, Egypt was not a Roman province.