I'm sorry for intruding (I don't have the game yet} but I'm familliar with the units {downloaded the unit guide made by Soluflame}, I was curious about your strategy with sythia, & it sounds good, I still remmeber MTW With the Turks {very deadly}, If you don't mind I'd like to propose a counter.
What if I line my troops{early legionnari cohorts} in a crescent with the ends of it having Triarii or auxilla, the cavalry as the string of the bow & the missiles in the middle with onagers like so: [IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\أحمد\My Documents\My Pictures\Formation.bmp[/IMG]