Quote Originally Posted by Lord Condormanius
The cavalry in Medieval II is way more realistic than that of Rome. There is no way that the Roman would have ever been able to fight on horseback like they did in that game. Cavalry in the ancient world, with very few exceptions, was not used as the main force of an army. They were primarily used for guarding the flanks of an infantry line or chasing down routers.

It wasn't until the stirrup reached Europe that cavalry became not only important, but the essential force in warfare.
nobody forces ya to play cavalry only armies in RTW.. they are not unrealistic to my eye in most cases anyway. AI doesn't build lots of cav. with exception of cavalry arches for some eastern factions because they luck infantry variety. that said the cavalry units is lotsa fun in RTW and this is a game after all not a sim heheh.