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Cataphracts: Knights of the Ancient Eastern Empires (Hardcover)
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Cataphracts: Knights of the Ancient Eastern Empires (Hardcover)
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Cataphracts were the most heavily armoured form of cavalry in the
ancient world, with riders and mounts both clad in heavy armour.
Originating among the wealthiest nobles of various central Asian
steppe tribes, such as the Massegatae and Scythians, they were
adopted and adapted by several major empires. The Achaemenid
Persians, Seleucids, Sassanians and eventually the Romans and their
Byzantine successors. Usually armed with long lances, they
harnessed the mobility and mass of the horse to the durability and
solid fighting power of the spear-armed phalanx. Although very
expensive to equip and maintain (not least due to the need for a
supply of suitable horses), they were potential battle winners and
remained in use for many centuries. Erich B Anderson assesses the
development, equipment, tactics and combat record of cataphracts
(and the similar clibanarii), showing also how enemies sought to
counter them. This is a valuable study of one of the most
interesting weapon systems of the ancient world.
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