How Effective were Spears Against Cavalry?

[Flavivs Aetivs]

IMO, saying Congress is full of penny-pinchers is like saying space is full of air.

Late Roman Heavy Cavalry were professional soldiers who recieved their gear - it was taken out of their paycheck, sure, but their physical paycheck of 10.5 Solidi (according to Hugh for a Comitatensian Cavalryman) was not reduced to pay for armor - it was a section of their pay already accommodated in the expenses.

That probably sounded confusing.