Roman Heavy Cavalry (1): Cataphractarii & Clibanarii, 1st Century BC–5th Century AD: 225 (Elite) - Softcover

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D’Amato, Raffaele; Evgenevich Negin, Dr Andrei

 
9781472830043: Roman Heavy Cavalry (1): Cataphractarii & Clibanarii, 1st Century BC–5th Century AD: 225 (Elite)

Synopsis

The history of the armoured heavy cavalry that was absorbed into Roman service from the steppe peoples they defeated in the 2nd Century AD, and that came to provide half Rome's cavalry during the Late Empire.

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About the Authors

Raffaele D'Amato, PhD, is the author of some 40 books and has written numerous articles on the Roman Empire, Byzantium, medieval Europe and the military of Ancient Greece. He has taught at the University of Ferrara, and was a visiting professor at Fatih University, Istanbul. He currently lives in England, working as an archaeological consultant and lawyer for Timeline Auctions Ltd of Harwich, and also as an external researcher for the Laboratory of the Danubian Provinces at the University of Ferrara.

Andrey Negin was born, educated and works in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. He holds a doctorate in Historical Sciences, and is Associate Professor in the Department of History of the Ancient World and Classical Languages at N.I. Lobachevsky
State University, Nizhny Novgorod. His primary interest is the study of ancient Roman armour, his main theme of research being parade and ceremonial armours. He has published on these subjects in a number of Russian and foreign archaeological journals.

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