12-11-2006, 12:25 AM
Quote: Maybe I am stupid :oops: but did not kataphraktoi panice during battle of Argentoratum because Alamanni attacked the horses and hurt horses’ underbelly.No, they panicked because their commander was injured.
AM XIV.12.38
Quote: And the next question to confirm my stupidity : what’s the difference between kataphraktoi and clibanarii? Did the difference result from conventional terminology or were there any principal differences in armament? The late antiquity isn’t my strong point.
We discussed that HERE and HERE.[/quote]
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)