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Roman Heavy Cavalry (2) - AD 500-1450 (Paperback)
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Roman Heavy Cavalry (2) - AD 500-1450 (Paperback)
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Loot Price R355
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In the twilight of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th-6th
centuries, the elite of the field armies was the heavy armoured
cavalry - the cataphracts, clad in lamellar, scale, mail and padded
fabric armour. After the fall of the West, the Greek-speaking
Eastern or Byzantine Empire survived for nearly a thousand years,
and cavalry remained predominant in its armies, with the heaviest
armoured regiments continuing to provide the ultimate shock-force
in battle. Accounts from Muslim chroniclers show that the ironclad
cataphract on his armoured horse was an awe- inspiring enemy:
'...they advanced against you, iron -covered - one would have said
that they advanced on horses which seemed to have no legs'. This
new study, replete with stunning full-colour illustrations of the
various units, offers an engaging insight into the fearsome heavy
cavalry units that battled against the enemies of Rome's Eastern
Empire.
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