Quote Originally Posted by Morte66
But it can be hard to get them to charge with the horrible pathing in towns, and EB cavalry are all about the charge bonus.
Yes, that's it. In street fights there isn't enough room to manouver around, in particular getting cavalry in a good position for a charge. Even more problematic can be to get cavalry out of the fight when it had run into trouble, or to get infantry support close: a unit of Pantodapoi can block your entire infantry for some time, while Hoplites cut down your horsemen that tried to flank the enemy. And don't forget we are talking about FMs.