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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.
Accounts by Muslim chroniclers show that the heavily armoured cataphract on its armoured horse was a formidable foe: "... they advanced against you covered in iron - you would have thought they had advanced on horses that seemed to have no legs". This new study, with stunning colour illustrations of the various units, offers a thrilling insight into the fearsome heavy cavalry units that fought against the enemies of the Byzantine Empire.
Accounts by Muslim chroniclers show that the heavily armoured cataphract on its armoured horse was a formidable foe: "... they advanced against you covered in iron - you would have thought they had advanced on horses that seemed to have no legs". This new study, with stunning colour illustrations of the various units, offers a thrilling insight into the fearsome heavy cavalry units that fought against the enemies of the Byzantine Empire.
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- Books (first-hand)
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- D'Amato, Raffaele/Negin, Andrey Evgenevich(Illustr.)
- Title
- Roman Heavy Cavalry. Volume 2: AD 500-1450
- Details
- English text, paperback, many colour photographs, some pages with colour illustrations. 64 pages.
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- Osprey - Elite
- State
- new
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