Equites cataphractarii, or simply cataphractarii, were the most heavily armoured type of Roman cavalry in the Imperial Roman army and Late Roman army....

implies, the equites were required to serve up to 10 years of service in the cavalry between the ages of 17 and 46. in the Polybian legion. Equites originally...

25, 3), the first recorded deployment and use of cataphracts (equites cataphractarii) by the Roman Empire comes in the 2nd century AD, during the reign...

some new ones, continued in the 2nd-century auxilia. Equites cataphractarii, or simply cataphractarii for short, were the heavily armoured cavalry of the...

There is also mention of light (unarmoured) units of equites Dalmatae (javelineers) and equites sagittarii (mounted archers). Light cavalry was used for...

(dispositi) were generally filled by cohort cavalry. Equites cataphractarii, or simply cataphractarii for short, were the heavily armoured cavalry of the...

regiment having twice the soldiers of a standard quingenaria unit equites cataphractarii RIB 2093/2097, RIB 2116b Goldsworthy, Adrian (2003). The Complete...

These regiments carry a variety of titles: comites, equites scutarii, equites stablesiani or equites promoti. Again, these titles are probably purely traditional...

gradually became the standard method of warfare in the Roman empire and cataphractarii and clibanarii units were introduced into the Roman army; as a result...

skirmishing. In the field armies there was a component of some 15% of cataphractarii or clibanarii, heavily armoured cavalry who used shock tactics. The...