Greek Cities. Spartans are a bit OP'ed, but Armored Hoplites are perhaps the best, overall, when you consider cost & availability vs unit stats. While Macedonian Royal Pike are my favorite, they are pricey (but well worth it) and require the top tier of army barracks to train.
Carthaginian Sacred Band would have to be considered, and have higher attk/def/morale numbers than the AH. Takes two turns to recruit vs one turn for the AH, though, and they are tied to a Temple of Baal....
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