The History Network
The military history podcast specialists, looking at all aspects of war through the ages.

Throughout history there have been many versions of armoured cavalrymen. In the west we might typically think back to the medieval Knight. Dig down a little deeper and we find that its precursor was the Frankish panzerotti from the 8th 9th and 10th century, however long before this with its Origins in Iran was the cataphract. Dur: 16mins File: .mp3

Direct download: 2103_The_Cataphract.mp3
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