Quote Originally Posted by WinsingtonIII View Post
I love the Royal Kinsmen (the early bodyguard) and the regular kinsmen heavy cavalry are quite good, but again, they don't stack up to the elite cavalry you will facing around you. True cataphracts will eat them in melee, and in general the Hellenic elite cavalry have better morale than them and are just are maneuverable as they are. All I'm saying is that there is a reason why these troops were in decline during EB's time period, they were somewhat archaic.
You mean cataphracts were in decline?
AFAIK they were in use even in medieval times. (In the ERE e.g.)