I like those units but I only have a suggestion to Old_King_Coal.

This hoplite phalanx formation looks pretty cool when you are in the pre-battle and you start it and finally in the begining, BUT if you analize this formation you will see how useless it is BECAUSE:

When you attack this formation from the backside you see that the hoplites turn and fight with their spears looking at the sky!!!!!!!!!!! they don´t get down their spears and fight like the hoplites at the frontside...understand me?

so I recommend you to remove this formation and make them fight with the overhand animation nothing else.

BTW one more time it´s my humble opinion.