Cataphracts

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf heavy cavalry
gptkbp:availableIn medieval period
gptkbp:characterizedBy armored horses
heavily armored soldiers
gptkbp:hasDeveloped earlier cavalry units
gptkbp:hasImpactOn military tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cataphracts
gptkbp:influencedBy Hellenistic warfare
gptkbp:inspiration later cavalry units
gptkbp:isEquippedWith shields
swords
lances
gptkbp:isFoundIn gptkb:Eastern_Europe
the Middle Ages
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:Persian_cavalry
cultural exchanges
Roman_cavalry_tactics
gptkbp:isKnownFor mobility
psychological impact
armor protection
battlefield dominance
high cost of maintenance
gptkbp:isNotableFor their role in history
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Byzantine_military
gptkb:Roman_army
historical military studies
military innovations
feudal armies
gptkbp:isUsedBy gptkb:Sassanian_Empire
Mongol Empire
gptkbp:isUsedIn historical reenactments
Sieges
defensive strategies
crusades
cavalry charges
battle formations
open field battles
territorial expansions
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Byzantine_cataphracts
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:ancient_Persia
gptkbp:providesTrainingFor long campaigns
gptkbp:tactics shock tactics
gptkbp:training mounted combat
charge at enemy lines
gptkbp:usedBy ancient armies
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt infantry
heavy infantry
light cavalry
pikes