Barracks
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Age of Empires I
- Age: Stone Age
- Pre-requisites: Town Center
- Cost: 125 Wood
- Hit Points: 350
Upgrades
- Researching Architecture increases the hit points and decreases the construction time of this building.
Summary
- Units Available
The Barracks in the Age of Empires series is the building at which any light infantry unit armed with a sword [and later on a shield] is created.
The Barracks lets you train the following infantry:
You must build the Barracks before you can build the Archery Range, Siege Workshop, Stable, or Academy.
- Historical Context
"When the first armies came into being, places were needed eventually to make weapons, store weapons, drill troops, and house troops. The Barracks in Age of Empires represents these places."
[Quoted from Age of Empires Help File]
Age of Empires II
- Age: Dark Age
- Pre-requisites: Town Center
- Cost: 175 Wood
- Hit Points: 1200
Upgrades
- Researching Masonry and Architecture increases the hit points and armor of this building.
Summary
- Units Available
The Barracks in the Age of Kings series is the building at which any infantry unit [excluding Unique Units] is created.
The Barracks lets you train the following infantry:
You must build the Barracks before you can build the Archery Range or Stable.
- Historical Context:
Weapons were made and stored and soldiers were trained in the Barracks. During the Late Middle Ages the Barracks was incorporated into the Castle complex. It also became the part of the castle where professional soldiers lived, ready to help defend the castle or maintain order in the surrounding countryside.
[Quoted from Age of Kings Manual]
