To be more specific.

For example, on a Thunderlord hero, level 33 versus level 47, I have a Warrior...
Also, looking at the army of 13GA (18 Titans, 180 Mages), it's clear that he reached Menelaus much later than I did (2 months + 3 weeks).
Let's add the fact that I intercepted Menelaus's most powerful weapon – the ballista. In short, I could have defeated Menelaus by simply staying in the castle for a month or two and struggling with save/load, but I preferred to run through it again on Recruit difficulty.
I hope that when I reach Menelaus on Recruit difficulty, he won't be even stronger, otherwise I'll have to replay on Hero difficulty:smile03: