Originating in Persia, the cataphract was a type of armoured heavy cavalry that was used in ancient combat across Northern Africa and Eurasia. In the past, the cataphract was a highly armoured horseman who usually carried a kontos as his main weapon. Both the rider and the steed were nearly entirely coated with scale Armor. For most empires and nations that fielded them, cataphracts were the elite cavalry force, mostly employed in charges to breach opposing infantry and heavy cavalry formations. ... (Read More)