Cataphract, Clibanarii, whatever, against Infantry

[Sean Manning]

appian is probably right
i think sulla did the same as scipio did against hannibals elephants.
i've yet to read of battle where the scythed chariots were much use.... and in at least one case backfired badly.

There is a famous one in Xenophon- either the Hellenica or his hagiography of Aegesilaios. A Greek foraging party was cut to pieces by Persian cavalry and two scythed chariots. Scythed chariots were used for 300 years by many armies so there must have been something to them. But they are a good example of horses charging ancient spearmen and pikemen.