[militarist]

Never played TC in any era (and didn't consider it as a powerhouse, just no experience, just it looked for me that horse bows in a world of LA with it's high protection units and high resource settings is not the best invention).
But after giving some shots, I took just one of races which wouldn't be punished by game terms for sure.

And ULM cavalary, in the world of rich resources also doesn't look bad.