Theocracy (Age of Empires)

This article is about the technology in Age of Empires. For the technology in Age of Empires II, see Theocracy (Age of Empires II).

Theocracy
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires: Return of Rome
Civilization	See table
Age	Iron Age
Research
Researched at	Temple
Gold	400
Research time	100 seconds
Effect
Only one Priest in group must rest after a conversion

Theocracy is a technology in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome for Age of Empires. It can be researched at the Temple once the Iron Age is reached. Once researched, whenever a group of Priests convert a target together, only one of the Priests needs to recharge instead of all of them.

Theocracy is a critical technology to research if groups of Priests are regularly used for conversion. In conjunction with Astrology and Fanaticism, a group of Priests can become a dangerous threat if used wisely. The mechanics behind conversions mean that a group of Priests is more likely to convert a unit in a lower time.

Civilizations

Theocracy is available to the following civilizations:

Available	Unavailable
Assyrians Babylonians Carthaginians Choson Egyptians Lac Viet Persians Phoenicians Romans Shang Sumerians	Greeks Hittites Macedonians Minoans Palmyrans Yamato

Team bonuses

• Palmyrans: Researching Theocracy is 30% faster.

Trivia

• The icon shows a ceremonial crook used by the Pharaohs of Egypt, known as a heka. It was originally a shepherd's crook that represents the Pharaoh's authority over his kingdom.