Cataphract - Wikipedia
A cataphract was a form of armoured heavy cavalry that originated in Persia and was fielded in ancient warfare throughout Eurasia and Northern Africa. Historically, the cataphract was a very …
Cataphracts: The Ancient World’s Armored Cavalrymen
2023年7月17日 · From Antiquity to the High Middle Ages, the elite heavy cavalrymen that dominated the battlefield was the armored cataphract. With both horse and rider encased in …
Parthian Cataphract - World History Encyclopedia
2022年2月15日 · The Parthian Cataphract was a heavy cavalry unit of Parthian warfare, an entirely armored, huge fast horse mounted by a completely armored rider, equipped with a …
Equites cataphractarii - Wikipedia
The term derives from a Greek word, κατάφρακτος kataphraktos, meaning "covered over" or "completely covered" (see Cataphract).
Cataphracti - Weapons and Warfare
2015年10月5日 · The cataphract is a latecomer to the Hellenistic battle line. Cavalry of this type, where both horse and rider were covered as completely as possible in armour, developed first …
Cataphract | cavalry | Britannica
…armoured horse archer called a cataphract. Pronoia , which formed the core of the Byzantine army’s strength during the period of its greatest efficiency in the 8th through 10th centuries, …
Cataphracts: Heavy Cavalry of the Ancient World - YouTube
2020年7月22日 · The cataphract is one of the most well known heavy cavalry units of all time, often equated to the ancient world's version of a tank. Combining both rider an...
Cataphract: Iconic Warrior of Medieval Times - Medieval Chronicles
Discover the History and Role of the Cataphract, a Heavily Armored Cavalryman of Ancient and Medieval Times. Learn About Their Distinctive Armor and Weapons, as Well as Their Impact …
THE FIRST CATAPHRACTS I - Weapons and Warfare
2018年9月17日 · As he prepared in the years before his ultimate confrontation with the Ptolemaic Kingdom, Antiochus the Great created a new type of mounted warrior inspired by his combat …
Cataphracts — Heavy Cavalry of Ancient Rome - Medium
2024年5月23日 · The term “cataphract” is Greek and appears in written sources from Hellenistic Egypt after Alexander the Great’s campaigns. Horsemen in full armor made of iron plates. …
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