{"product_id":"9781472839503-roman-heavy-cavalry-2","title":"Roman Heavy Cavalry (2)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAD 500–1450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollowing \u003ci\u003eRoman Heavy Cavalry (1)\u003c\/i\u003e on the earlier centuries, this book explains and illustrates the armour, weapons, organization and deployment of elite armoured heavy cavalry units in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccounts 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944643932257,"sku":"9781472839503","price":12.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26683783.jpg?v=1721982003","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472839503-roman-heavy-cavalry-2","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}