Dependence on local units?

[kekailoa]

I actually found the German light cav to be very useful, actually, a go between the too-light Celtic light cav and the Brinhtein. It takes forever to get to the German heavies, so the light German cav is very useful for me.

An extremely, extremely useful regional would be the Iberian medium spearmen. Cheaper than every other spearman on par with them, they have great stats, good morale and stamina, and are deadly even toward infantry. Also, another good regional in Italy would be the Samnite heavies. Classical Hoplites are also extremely valuable, and they're found all over the map. For cavalry, the Celtic light are good for what they're designed to do, and the Celto-Germanic cav aren't too shabby either.

EDIT: I forgot. If you get a chance to get your hands on Galatians, do it. They're the best infantry in the east, plus a fairly decent cav unit also.