03-17-2013, 05:26 AM
I believe the Alans (and I'm including the Roxolani and Aorsi [aka Alanorsi]) relied too heavily on the cataphract and contus-- harking back to the days when they were known as the Massagetae. The Huns out-maneuverd them. Quick crack-shots with the bow. Also, the Alans were "tamer," more civilized after contact with the Chinese, the Sogdians, and Bactrians, and then the Crimean sedentaries.
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb