A fully documented study of the heavy armoured cavalry of the ancient world. The author reviews the ancient sources, discusses the tactics involved in the use of such cavalry, and then describes the arms and armour as used by the Parthians and Sassanians, the Seleucids, the Romans and Palmyrenes. An appendix considers also the Samaritan and Bosporan cavalry.
Название: Cataphracti and Clibanarii: Studies on the Heavy Armoured Cavalry of the Ancient World
Автор: M. Mielczarek
Издательство: Officyna Naukowa MS
Год издания: 1993
Формат: PDF
ISBN-10: 8385874003
Язык: English
Страниц: 145
Размер: 4.33 MB
