| “ | Spartan Mercenary general and tactical genius hired by Carthaginians to help them fight Rome. | ” |
| —In-game description in the Definitive Edition | ||
Xanthippus (Hero Xanthippus before Return of Rome) is an infantry unit in Age of Empires: Definitive Edition. He is available only in the Scenario Editor and the campaign mode of the game.
Campaign appearances[]
Xanthippus has the appearance of a Phalangite (originally a Centurion), but is much stronger.
He appears in the Battle of Tunis scenario in Age of Empires: Definitive Edition.
Further statistics[]
| Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Cavalry, infantry, buildings |
| Weak vs. | Archers, Priests, siege weapons |
| Upgrades | |
| Attack |  Toolworking (+2) Metalworking (+2) Metallurgy (+3)
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| 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)
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| Heroes in Age of Empires | |
|---|---|
 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 |