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[Olaf The Great]

Wow, I completely missed this preview

Well, if I may ask.

What is the reatic phalanx?

And what are Persian Hoplites?

[Tellos Athenaios]

Raetic Phalanx to begin with.
1) Result of the Cross-over of Roman/Celtic/Greek influences in some Alpine region...
2) Similar to the Mori Gaesum: "Greek" formation with less discipline but better swordsman skills.
3) Lineothorax, Celtic Thureos, not noble. (As opposed to the Mori Gaesum; who are nobles.)

[Tellos Athenaios]

Persian Hoplites: are the result of Achaemenid attempts at incorporating various aspects of Greek warfare in their own military.
Due to various reasons the Persian Hoplites ended up as:
1) A light version of the post-Peloponesian War hoplites.
2) Lacking the spirit and superior discipline of their Greek counterparts.
3) A mix of Persian and Greek influences.

They were very disciplined compared to most other Persian/Armenian infantry; but were still no match for properly organized Western infantry. They are reliable infantry, nonetheless, and can provide your army with a key element in siege/assaults; and are always good for added punch. You should however not try to rely on them as a substitute for heavy infantry when you play as Armenia or Parthia - your best bet remains the archery with a core of heavy cavalry.

[Andronikos]

Elephant icon - could be Numidia
Ichtyocentaur - as on the shield of indo-greek noble hoplit from unit arts development thread, so i guess Indo-greeks
Units - awesome