Quote Originally Posted by kdrakak View Post
That sounds like a very powerful combo... if not very realistic...
a more realistic army then, 8 levy phalanx, 5 slingers or long range archers (so not the hellenic ones :/), 4 thureophoroi, 2 FM for heavy cavalry, 1 light cavalry to chase routers.

average cost per unit is about 300 per turn, but this army will destroy pretty much anything the AI can throw at you and has a wide AoR.