Quote Originally Posted by DisruptorX
The abiity to churn out hordes of Kataphractoi rather negates the fun and challenge, as well as their horrid purple colour.
The AI enjoys pumping out hordes of Varangian guards, Trabizond archers and Pronoiai Allagions.
Kataphractoi you get to see are mostly heirs.

That said, the Byzantines usually bite the dust in my games, although lately they're the ones becoming the superpower on the other side of the map.