I managed to get a 600 soldier army annihilated last night after foolishly attacking what I thought was an easy rebel army...

Three quarter stack army which I presumed was mainly peasants and eastern infantry and I attacked it with my Seculid Heir and a few merc's (on way to relieve sieged city) to get a few experience points, before attacking the Pontus sieging forces.

Very nasty surpirse when I noticed they had 8 naked fanatics, 4 heavy cavlry a couple skirmishers and a family member... Ran away but the next turn they caught me up and utterly destroyed by army.

My hoplites ensured all my army died as they held whilst the rest of the army was chased down and slain... Then they got surrounded and fought to the death..