Byzantine cataphracts

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf heavy cavalry
gptkbp:associatedWith Byzantine_aristocracy
gptkbp:availableIn gunpowder technology
gptkbp:characterizedBy full body armor
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Arab_cavalry
gptkb:Persian_cavalry
gptkb:Crusader_knights
gptkb:Ottoman_cavalry
Turkic_cavalry
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Byzantine period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance tactical innovations
cultural representation in art
influence_on_European_cavalry
symbol_of_Byzantine_military_power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Byzantine cataphracts
gptkbp:influenced later cavalry units
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Roman_cavalry
gptkbp:is_equipped_with sword
lance
gptkbp:is_used_in archers
infantry units
light cavalry
gptkbp:isUsedFor horses
gptkbp:knownFor high mobility
tactical flexibility
heavily armored units
gptkbp:merchandise scale armor
lamellar armor
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Kleidion
Battle of Adrianople
Battle of Manzikert
Battle of Nicopolis
Battle of Beroia
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Eastern_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:originatesFrom gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:role flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Byzantine_army
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:shock_cavalry
gptkbp:training extensive
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Byzantine_military
medieval warfare
gptkbp:utilizes defensive tactics
siege warfare
offensive tactics
open field battles