03-09-2009, 02:53 PM
Not to forget, the Pahlavi word griw-pan means also warrior and given the feudal and caste structure of the Iranian states as the Arsacid Parthians and Persian Sassanids were it was a nomenclature for a member of the warrior caste.
However, I believe, when the Roman soldiers heard that name and encountered those heavy-armored knights in the heat of Mesopotamia the first time they changed it in a dark-humoured mood to the known clibinarius / ovenman. Military slang at its best. :wink:
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I have ever thought of the Roman-made distinction between Cataphract an Clibinarius as following:
Cataphract- rider is armoured, sometimes equipped with a shield, horse is either not armoured or only lightly protected (as a front armour).
Clibinarius- rider is heavy till very heavy armoured, shield is not neccessary, horse is completely protected by some types of armour (maybe a composite form of metal and felt armour).
However, I believe, when the Roman soldiers heard that name and encountered those heavy-armored knights in the heat of Mesopotamia the first time they changed it in a dark-humoured mood to the known clibinarius / ovenman. Military slang at its best. :wink:
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I have ever thought of the Roman-made distinction between Cataphract an Clibinarius as following:
Cataphract- rider is armoured, sometimes equipped with a shield, horse is either not armoured or only lightly protected (as a front armour).
Clibinarius- rider is heavy till very heavy armoured, shield is not neccessary, horse is completely protected by some types of armour (maybe a composite form of metal and felt armour).
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a.k.a.: Andreas R.
a.k.a.: Andreas R.