“ | Lieutenant of Caesar, lover of Cleopatra, and would-be master of Rome. | ” |
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition |
Mark Antony (Hero Mark Antony before Return of Rome) is a hero infantry 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.
While Mark Antony is a major enemy in The Battle of Actium, his unit doesn't make an appearance.
Further statistics[]
Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
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Strong vs. | In melee combat |
Weak vs. | Cavalry |
Upgrades | |
Attack | Toolworking (+2) Metalworking (+2) Metallurgy (+3) |
Armor | Leather Armor Infantry (+2/+0) Scale Armor Infantry (+2/+0) Chain Mail Infantry (+2/+0) Bronze Shield (+0/+1) Iron Shield (+0/+1) Tower Shield (+0/+1) |
Civilization bonuses[]
- Macedonians: Hero Mark Antony has +2 Line of Sight and is four times more resistant to 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 Octavian (Augustus). Octavian 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.
Gallery[]
Heroes in Age of Empires | |
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Age of Empires | |
Infantry | Corlis · Hersifon · Invisible Demon (removed) · Jason · Xerxes |
Cavalry | Alexander · Hector · Tiberius |
Archers | Perseus |
Priests | Amon Ra · Blind Lame Priest (removed) · Mor Havoc |
The Rise of Rome | |
Infantry | Mark Antony |
Cavalry | Caesar · Hannibal · Scipio · Vercingetorix |
Ship | Cleopatra's Barge |
Other | Archimedes |
Definitive Edition | |
Infantry | Lord Martek · Ajax · Pericles · Xanthippus · Achilles |
Archers | Prince Shotoku · Odysseus · Ramesses · Xu Fu |
Cavalry | Hero · Muwatalli · Paris |
Return of Rome | |
Infantry | Sargon · Hadrian · Decebalus · Demetrius · Lysimachus · Hunting Wolf |
Cavalry | Sargon of Akkad · Pyrrhus · Queen Zenobia · Domitian |
Archer | Osroes I |
Other | Ornlu the Wolf |
Building | Great Pyramid |