05-22-2002, 10:19 AM
Salve,<br>
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Caltrops (<i> tribuli</i> or <i> triboli</i>) were quite popular with the army in Byzantine times, used for defence of camps as well as in combat. They are recorded in several of the manuals dating from that period. They were one of the reasons why in the Byzantine armies cavalry horses came to be shod, whereas in earlier times the hooves of army mounts do not seem to have been fitted with horseshoes on a regular basis.<br>
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An article that deals with related subject matter:<br>
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Gilliver, C.M., 'Hedgehogs, caltrops and palisade stakes' in: <i> JRMES</i> 4 (1993), 49-54.<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
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Caltrops (<i> tribuli</i> or <i> triboli</i>) were quite popular with the army in Byzantine times, used for defence of camps as well as in combat. They are recorded in several of the manuals dating from that period. They were one of the reasons why in the Byzantine armies cavalry horses came to be shod, whereas in earlier times the hooves of army mounts do not seem to have been fitted with horseshoes on a regular basis.<br>
<br>
An article that deals with related subject matter:<br>
<br>
Gilliver, C.M., 'Hedgehogs, caltrops and palisade stakes' in: <i> JRMES</i> 4 (1993), 49-54.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
