Hello, Arjos and I have spent the past few days with a Q&A session about the troop types in the eastern and steppe regions. We are now finished! I am posting this here for reference.
Area - Anatolia
Anatolian Spearmen - Cap, oval shield, spear
Anatolian Highlanders
Anatolian Slingers
Anatolian Mounted Skirmishers - Our Eastern Light Cavalry
Anatolian Cavalry - javelins, spear, helmet, linthorax
Hoplites
Bithynia - Nicomedia
Bithynian Infantry - similar to Thracian Infantry
Bithynian Peltasts - similar to Thureophoroi but with Round Shields (reform unit)
Paphlagonia - Heraclea Pontica
Paphlagonian Cavalry - Shield and Spear
Phrygia - Pessinus, Galatia - Ancyra
Galatian Swordsmen
Galatian Raiders
Galatian Spearmen
Galatian Nobles
Mysia - Pergamum
Mysian Highlanders
Mysian Archers
Galatian Spearmen
Lydia - Sardis
Lydian Cavalry - Lancers without Shields
Caria - Halicarnassus
Carian Warband - Javelins and Swords
Lycia - Patara, Pisidia - Sagalassus, Pamphylia - Side, Lyaconia - Iconium
Southern Anatolian Warband - similar in equipment to the Hoplitai, but with a Pelte shield, more mobile and with javelins
Cilicia - Tarsus
Cilician Light Infantry- Labelled ''Cilician Pirates'' in other mods, light swordsmen (see RTR VII)
Armenia Minor - Trapezus
Caucasian Skirmishers
Hoplites
Chalybian Infantry - Swordsmen
Lesser Armenian Cavalry - Shields and bows, heavily equipped
Pontus - Amida, Sinope
Pontic Infantry - influenced by Galatians; Sword, Mail, Thureos Shield (reform unit) (Pontus, Armenia, Seleucid only)
Pontic Cavalry - theuros, javelins, sword (reform unit) (Pontus only)
Cappadocia - Amasia, Mazaka
Cappadocian Infantry - similar to the Pontic Infantry, but with spear instead (reform unit) (Pontus, Armenia, Seleucid only)
Cappadocian Cavalry - we already have this unit in
Area - Caucasus
Caucasian Skirmishers - Representing the tribes in the area (not in Albania)
Caucasian Lancers
Colchis - Kotais
Colchian Infantry - hoplite shield and spear, but native equipment, fights independently, not in phalanx
Iberia - Mtshketa
Kartvelian Infantry - Spearmen with native equipment
Kartvelian Cavalry - Skirmisher Cavalry
Kartvelian Royal Guard - Javelins and Sword (XGM's Georgian Swordsmen comes to mind)
Albania - Gatara
Albanian Infantry - Skirmisher/Spearmen
Albanian Cavalry - Skirmisher/Cavalry
Area - Armenia
Armenian Spearmen
Armenian Archers
Armenian Mounted Skirmishers
Armenian Horse Archers
Area - Mesopatamia
Aramean Infantry - Similar to hoplites but with scaled armor and maces
Aramean Phalangites - Levy Pikemen
Palmyra
Camel Archer-Spearmen
Assyria - Nisibis
Syrian Archers
Area - Levant
Aramean Infantry
Aramean Phalangites
Syria - Antioch
Syrian Archers
Judea - Jerusalem
Judean Infantry - Small round shield, javelins, spear
Idumean Archers
Area - Iran
Iranian Cavalry - Medium Cavalry with Spear
Iranian Skirmishers - Our Eastern Skirmishers unit
Media - Gazaca, Ecbatana, Rhagai
Mardian Archers - Have them, only in Media Atropatene/Gazaca
Cadusian Skirmishers - Have them
Cyrtian Axemen
Median Cavalry
Median Kardakes - Our Eastern Infantry unit, not in Media Atropatene/Gazaca
Persia -Susa, Istakhr
Persian Archers
Persian Cavalry
Persian Kardakes - Our Persian Spearmen
Hyrcania - Zadracarta
Hyrcanian Axemen
Parthia - Hekotompylus
Parthian Thureophoroi - Reform unit
Area - Eastern Iran
Eastern Archer Spearmen - Our Persian Archer Spearmen unit, no shield
Eastern Cavalry - Our Barcanian Horsemen unit with javelins (not in Gedrosia/Pura)
Eastern Skirmishers - Our Bactrian Skirmishers
Arachosia - Alexandropolis
Arachosian Cavalry - Our Hyrcanian Cavalry
Bactria - Bactra-Zariaspa
Bactrian Cavalry - Have it
Area - Eastern Steppe
Steppe Horse Archers - Have it
Steppe Foot Archers - Have it
Steppe Lancers - Have it
Steppe Spearmen - Have it
Chorasmia - Toprak
Chorasmian Spearmen - Spearmen with Round Shield
Dahae - Igdi
Dahae Nobles - Armoured Cavalry with Horse Guard
Parni Horse Archers
Area - Western Steppe
Steppe Horse Archers - Have it
Steppe Foot Archers - Have it
Steppe Lancers - Have it
Scythia - Olbia, Amadoca, Gelonus, Gerrhos
Scythian Horse Archers
Scythian Foot Archers
Scythian Nobles
Sarmatia - Tanais, Uspe, Roxanace
Sarmatian Horse Archers
Sarmatian Foot Archers
Sarmatian Nobles
Bosporus - Chersonesus, Panticapaeum, Phanagoria
Hoplites
Bosporan Infantry - Theuros, Spear, Light to no armor
Taurian Skirmishers - A fierce native tribe in the Cimmerian Bosporus. They were known for their raiding and piracy. (Only In Panticapeaum, Chersonesus)
Machairaphoroi - The Machaira was the most popular sword in the region, followed by the Scythian Dagger or Akinakes. Of course it would be used by the hoplites, but it seems as if once the hoplites faded away that a more standard unit with swords were used. This unit would have a chalcidian helmet, a cape, and probably scythian scaled armor. I doubt they were used in mass, so we could lower the troop count. Not an elite unit, but probably a pretty good one.
Bosporan Cavalry - Would be the general's unit as well as nobility that fought. Armed in Scythian style gear, and more than likely were the Scythian Aristocracy that resided in the Kingdom.
Maeotis - Tanais
Maeotian Infantry - Would make these guys spearmen, or we could make them archers. The natives (Tauri, Sindi, Maeotae) were not heavy troops but instead quick and light.
Sindica - Phanagoria
Sindian Infantry - Across the strait of Kerch, near Phanagoria is where the Sindians resided. They were of Maeotian Stock but were heavily hellenized. A mix of native and greek gear along with javelins would make this unit.
Sindian Cavalry - Would be a jav-cav unit.
Olbia
Olbian Hoplites - Lighter equipped and quicker, had good account against Scythians in 2nd Century
Amadoca/Gelonus
Slavic Spearmen - Simple warrior with spear