Introduction of Cataphratarii and Clibanarii

[Theodosius the Great]

Hi Paul,

Easy one.......!! "Cataphract" derives from the greek for 'covered in' and the term originally applied to galleys, whose oar banks were either open ( aphract), or whose oar banks were closed in/protected ( cat-aphract).

Ah, so it originally referred to roofs over the heads of oarsmen. Hmm..I wonder what extra roofing for marines on a galley would look like.....There's not much room for marines to begin with it seems.. :?

Anyway, laudes

~Theo