Great civ, used to be my favourite.
Pros:
Epic boom, the fastest civ aside from Romans.
Ranged cav + pikeman is a strong combo.
Great champion options, instant unlock, then boosted cataphracts.
Has something at every range so that you are never stuffed.
Military colony allows you to gain map control without too much investment, then you have cheap CC bonus on top of it.
Elephant spam with Nikator is nearly unstoppable.
Has nice siege options to kill turtle players or troll with siege towers. Siege has become relevant again in A27.
Cons:
Your skirmishers will get sniped by Ptolemie slings in the first battle, then GG with your 0.2KD.
No citizen class melee cavalry - can't really go full cav spam army unlike the other cav civs mentioned above. Champions and mercs are a bit too expensive at ~ min 15 but of course no problem if the game lasts more than 20 minutes.
No slings and can't get too many archers in early game. You die against snipers.