An animated history documentary on the Cataphracts of the Roman Army. Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/C2y830s6YJP

This Units of History episode turns our attention to the evolution of super-heavy cavalry units which would eventually give birth to the Medieval knight. However their development throughout antiquity would take place across many centuries and many civilizations. Multiple episodes will be required to discuss each of these. For now, we deal specifically with the Roman Army Cataphracts of the 1st to 5th century AD.

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Sources and Suggested Reading:
“The Development of Roman Mailed Cavalry” by John W. Eadie
“Cataphracts: Knights of the Ancient Eastern Empires” by Erich B Anderson
“Cataphracti and Clibanarii Studies on the Heavy Cavalry of the Ancient World” by M. Mielczarek
“Roman Heavy Cavalry AD 500–1450” By Andrey Negin & Raffaele D’Amato

Credits:
Research: Sophia Ware
Writing: Sophia Ware
Narration: Guy Michaels
Artwork: Penta Limited
Editing: Penta Limited

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