Quote Originally Posted by Csar
English have longbows but you can't get them til 1205 they also have billmen which I really like.

The Byzantines have Kaphoraktai(I can't spell it) and Vavarian Guards(can't spell that either) I'm sure there are more but I can't remember them.
Regular Byzantine Infantry is equivalent to high/late period infantry, and is completely overpowered versus early units. Its effectively an elite unit.