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 up-to-date 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.
| ISBN: | 9781472839503 |
| Publication date: | 26th November 2020 |
| Author: | Andrey Negin, Raffaele DAmato |
| Illustrator: | Dr Andrei Evgenevich Negin |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Series: | Elite |
| Genres: |
Ancient warfare Special and elite forces |
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 up-to-date 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.
Roman Heavy Cavalry. 2 AD 500-1450 features in the following genres: Ancient warfare, Special and elite forces
Roman Heavy Cavalry. 2 AD 500-1450 is available in Paperback
Roman Heavy Cavalry. 2 AD 500-1450 was written by Andrey Negin, Raffaele DAmato and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Roman Heavy Cavalry. 2 AD 500-1450 has 64 pages
Yes it is part of Elite series
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