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Historical reenactment of a Sasanian-era cataphract, complete with a full set of scale armor for the horse. The rider is covered by extensive mail arm
Historical reenactment of a Sasanian-era cataphract, complete with a full set of scale armor for the horse. The rider is covered by extensive mail armour.
Close combat between soldiers in cataphract. Orlat plaques, 1st century BCE.
Close combat between soldiers in cataphract. Orlat plaques, 1st century BCE.
Saka/Kangju cataphract armour with neck-guard. 1st century BCE. Khalchayan. Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan, nb 40.
Saka/Kangju cataphract armour with neck-guard. 1st century BCE. Khalchayan. Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan, nb 40.
Sculpture of a Sasanian cataphract in Taq-e Bostan, Iran, 4th century CE.
Sculpture of a Sasanian cataphract in Taq-e Bostan, Iran, 4th century CE.
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Ottoman Sipahi heavy cavalry, c. 1550
Ottoman Sipahi heavy cavalry, c. 1550
Early 16th-century French gendarmes, with complete plate armour and heavy lances
Early 16th-century French gendarmes, with complete plate armour and heavy lances
Spanish Heavy Cavalry – Royal Armoury of Madrid, Spain
Spanish Heavy Cavalry – Royal Armoury of Madrid, Spain
The oldest known relief of a heavily armoured cavalryman, from the Sasanian Empire, at Taq-i Bostan, near Kermanshah, Iran (4th century)
The oldest known relief of a heavily armoured cavalryman, from the Sasanian Empire, at Taq-i Bostan, near Kermanshah, Iran (4th century)