In Age of Empires II, the Romans are an infantry and cavalry civilization with 4 civilization bonuses, led by the Centurion and Legionary. Villagers gather, build, and repair +5% faster.
Open the Romans in the Civ Codex →Early economy
Focus
Infantry and Cavalry
Introduced
Return of Rome (2023)
Win rate
54.1%
Pick rate
1.81%
Civilization bonuses
- Villagers gather, build, and repair +5% faster
- Infantry armor upgrade effects are doubled
- Scorpions cost -50% gold
- Galley-line and Dromons +1 melee/+1 pierce armor
Unique technologies
- Ballistas (Scorpions attack +33% faster; Galley-line +2 attack)
- Comitatenses (Militia-line, Knight-line, and Centurions train +50% faster and receive a charge attack)
Unique units
Team bonus
Scorpions minimum range reduced
How strong are the Romans on the ranked ladder?
On the current balance patch (162286), the Romans hold a 54.1% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #1 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 1.81% of matches (37,193 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.