Quote Originally Posted by professorspatula
If I play the more advanced factions such as the Romans, Seleucid or whatever, I tend to try and avoid too many cavalry units. But in my current campaign as Numidia, I've had to resort to fielding all Numidian cavalry (+ Generals) armies. It's currently the only way to field a large army that can hold off the advance of the Scipii and the Spanish, Gauls et al without instantly bankrupting my treasury.
With the Numidians that would be historically reasonable. They were primarily fighting as mounted troops.