Romans
Infantry and Cavalry civilization in Age of Empires II.
- Infantry and Cavalry focus
Centurion
Legionary- 136 of 166 tree entries
4 civilization bonuses
What the Romans do better
- Economy
Villagers gather, build, and repair +5% faster
- Military
Infantry armor upgrade effects are doubled
- Research
Scorpions cost -50% gold
- Military
Galley-line and Dromons +1 melee/+1 pierce armor
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Ballistas
Scorpions attack +33% faster; Galley-line +2 attack
Imperial Age
Comitatenses
Militia-line, Knight-line, and Centurions train +50% faster and receive a charge attack
Ballistas does not change the Centurion's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Scorpions minimum range reduced
Unique units
Centurion
Roman unique Heavy Cavalry that increases movement and attack speed of nearby Militia-line units.
Open in the unit lab
Tech tree
136 of 166 entries available
- Units46 of 56
- Technologies63 of 82
- Buildings27 of 28
Unique unit
Put the unique units to the test
Switch to elite, research upgrades and watch every stat change. The research bill adds up what it costs to get there.
Unit lab
Centurion
Roman unique Heavy Cavalry that increases movement and attack speed of nearby Militia-line units.
Trained at the Castle24 s at the CastleBase portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 110 base |
|---|---|
| Attack | 13 base |
| Melee armor | 2 base |
| Pierce armor | 3 base |
| Range | 0 base |
| Speed | 1.35 base |
| Line of sight | 4 base |
| Reload time | 1.90 s base |
| Training time | 24.00 s base |
| Cost | 75 food and 85 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Stable
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
No Romans bonus changes this unit's stats or price.
Research bill
Nothing researched yet
- Food0
- Wood0
- Gold0
- Stone0
- Total0
Itemized(0)
- Research a technology or switch to elite to start the bill.
Tech tree
Everything the Romans can build
Every building with the units and technologies it unlocks, age by age, laid out like the in-game tree. A red cross marks what the Romans do not get.
- Building
- Unit
- Technology
- Unique
- Upgrade
- Trained or researched at
Drag the board, scroll sideways or drag the frame in the building strip. Inside the board, arrow keys move between items, Shift with Left or Right jumps a building, and Enter on a unique item opens it in the unit lab.
Not in the Romans tech tree30 items
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