Cavalry and chariots against infantry

[Domen]

You are talking about sources describing Goths - but Goths from which period exactly?

If this source describes Gothic society 100 years after Adrianople - then it's worthless.

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Perhaps reading a criticial analysis of a source and other sources is better.

I found this reference to a book about the Gothic society:

http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2009/2009-12-41.html

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Edit:

It seems that the Passion of St. Saba is describing the "Visigothic" (Thervingi) society.

And they didn't have many horses, so didn't need to smuggle them across the Danube...

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Coming back to those... camels - we ommited them in this thread. :woot:

And camel cavalry was also used in the Ancient Era in battles:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Qarqar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thymbra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_cavalry

And when it comes to chariots - some of the early chariots were drawn by oxen.

But I'm not sure if ox-drawn chariots were ever used in combat.

But perhaps yes - considering that there was ox cavalry (in China):

http://the-scholars.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=19137

And this oxen cavalry (also in China / India region):

http://www.messybeast.com/genetics/hybrid-bovines.htm