12-15-2008, 08:13 AM
I have just checked the Greek in my two references. The word used in the second type of horse armour described by Phokas' Praecepta Militaria and also Ouranos Taktika description is klibanion (lamellar) which agrees with the Osprey description. The references also say the horse armour was split from the horses shoulders down to allow the legs to move freely.
No doubt you have seen the 5th - 6th Century Late Roman armour in this thread:
link from old RAT
Check it out if you haven't!
No doubt you have seen the 5th - 6th Century Late Roman armour in this thread:
link from old RAT
Check it out if you haven't!
Peter Raftos