Athanatoi

Overall strategy
As their name suggests, the Athanatoi are the Byzantine answer to the late Sassanian Savaran, and consist of units equipped to ride and fight in Persian fashion — meaning with the lance, unlike Bucellari (with swords) or the Excubitores (with axes). Athanatoi are nevertheless somewhat inferior to some powerful units such as Cataphracts, and should be upgraded to Scolarii cavalry, wherever possible, but make sure you have a Magistracy ready prior to doing this.

Notes Just a mailed guy, with vintage Roman tassets under his clothes. The Tassets are brown like the rest of the horse armour, but the rest of the guy seems to be clad in chainmail. Simple plume, small buckler.