Roman Heavy Cavalry (2)
AD 500â1450
Andrei Evgenevich Negin, Raffaele D'Amato, Andrei Evgenevich Negin
- 64 pages
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
- Disponible sur iOS et Android
Roman Heavy Cavalry (2)
AD 500â1450
Andrei Evgenevich Negin, Raffaele D'Amato, Andrei Evgenevich Negin
Ă propos de ce livre
In the twilight of the Western Roman Empire in the 5thâ6th centuries, the elite of the field armies was the heavy armoured cavalry â 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-Âinspiring enemy: '...they advanced against you, ironÂ-covered â 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.