concept
Cataphract
cataphract
Heavily mailed cavalry, both horse and rider armored, a characteristic Seleucid and eastern shock-arm.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 35 §42 cataphracts
Heavily mailed cavalry, horse and rider both armored, an eastern shock-arm.
- The History of Rome, Book 37 §31 cataphracts
Heavily mailed cavalry, horse and rider clad in armor, the shock arm of the Seleucid line.