They started off as just a fun "extended warband" (with some supporting light troops) intended to be used alongside my Hittites (as Anatolian allies) or other armies as appropriate.
But I kind of got carried away and turned them into a full army.
Up until now, they've been a little too lightweight to do much damage, and with their archer units (so far) under-performing on a regular basis, they've never been able to keep enemy units from closing in and overpowering them.
I'm planning several battles for them over the winter months. I guess we'll find out whether all that newly-added cavalry can make these ladies a bit more dangerous on the battlefield.
Historical footnote:
At the time the Amazons supposedly existed as a nation, horses were generally too small to be used as individual mounts, and were instead employed in most armies to pull chariots. However, there are three points to note:
1: Greek legends relating to the Amazons appear to reference women riding horses rather than women driving chariots
2: at about this time, the New Kingdom Egyptians were starting to use individually mounted horsemen in a light cavalry role
3: women generally weigh less than men, so presumably would have been less of a burden for horses to carry.
Accordingly, it seems highly possible that the Amazons (if they did exist) were among the first to actually use "horse cavalry" as opposed to chariots.
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