Changes: Sacrifice

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Sacrifice (named Martyrdom before the Definitive Edition) is a technology only found in Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome. It can be researched at the temple once Iron Age is reached. Sacrifice costs 600 gold, making it the most expensive Temple technology.

Once researched, Priests gain the ability to instantly convert an enemy unit when the Priest is sacrificed (press DELETE). Sacrifice can only be used by the player. However, to some players, it is deemed useless since the cost for it is expensive and so is the Priest.

In campaigns or quests, it can be useful if an ultimate unit crucial for victory is hard to get such as Zenobia's Tower and other powerful heroes. In regular games, it is usually more cost effective to just use more Priests to convert enemy units instead of researching Sacrifice.

History

“	Fervent believers who refused to renounce their religion at the risk of death were called martyrs. Witnessing the death of a martyr had a powerful effect on anyone of weak faith. The cause of Christianity, for example, was strengthened by the spectacle of believers who willingly chose death over conversion to a pagan religion then accepted by the Romans.	”
—The Rise of Rome manual

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+|Name = Sacrifice
-|Title=Martyrdom [[File:Martyrdom.png]]
+|Image = File:Martyrdom.png
-|Age=Iron Age
+|Age = [[File:IronAgeIcon.jpg|22px]] [[Iron Age]]
-|Building=Temple
+|Building = [[Temple (Age of Empires)|Temple]]
-|Gold=600
+|Gold = 600
-|Stats=Sacrifice the priest to instantly convert an enemy unit}}
+|Stats = Sacrifice the Priest to instantly convert an enemy unit
-'''Martyrdom''' is a [[Technology (Age of Empires)|technology]] only found in ''[[Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome]]''. It can be researched at the [[Temple (Age of Empires)|temple]] once [[Iron Age]] is reached. To research this technology, {{resources|gold=600}} is required.
+}}'''Sacrifice''' (named '''Martyrdom''' before the ''[[Age of Empires: Definitive Edition|Definitive Edition]]'') is a [[Technology (Age of Empires)|technology]] only found in ''[[Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome]]''. It can be researched at the [[Temple (Age of Empires)|temple]] once [[Iron Age]] is reached. Sacrifice costs {{resources|gold=600}}, making it the most expensive Temple technology.
-Once developed, the [[priest (Age of Empires)|priest]] gains the ability to convert an enemy unit instantly when the priest is sacrificed (press DELETE). This technology can only be used by the player. However, to some players, this technology is deemed useless since the cost for it is expensive and so is the priest.
+Once researched, [[Priest (Age of Empires)|Priests]] gain the ability to instantly [[Conversion|convert]] an enemy unit when the Priest is sacrificed (press DELETE). Sacrifice can only be used by the player. However, to some players, it is deemed useless since the cost for it is expensive and so is the Priest.
-In [[Campaign]]s or quests, this technology can be useful if an ultimate unit crucial for victory is hard to get. In an actual game it is more cost effective to use two priests to convert each enemy unit instead of researching this upgrade.
+In [[campaign]]s or quests, it can be useful if an ultimate unit crucial for victory is hard to get such as [[Zenobia's Tower]] and other powerful heroes. In regular games, it is usually more cost effective to just use more Priests to convert enemy units instead of researching Sacrifice.
+== History ==
-{{Template:Temple Technologies}}
+{{quote|Fervent believers who refused to renounce their religion at the risk of death were called martyrs. Witnessing the death of a martyr had a powerful effect on anyone of weak faith. The cause of Christianity, for example, was strengthened by the spectacle of believers who willingly chose death over conversion to a pagan religion then accepted by the Romans.|''The Rise of Rome'' manual}}
+{{Temple Technologies (Age of Empires)}}
 [[Category:Age of Empires]]
 [[Category:Iron Age]]
-[[Category:Temple]]
+[[Category:Religious technologies]]
+[[Category:The Rise of Rome]]