07-08-2005, 12:17 PM
According to the depictions that I have seen about Armies of the area for that period, the image seems plausible to me.
Camel mounted "horse archers" were in that aresa from Bronze age.
So I will agree with the thought that Romans faced and used light Camelry units.
As for the Catafract Camelry it will take a millioner reanctror to try this thing!
By the way in the news yesterday there was a archive film showing the ex-Shah of Iran celebrations for 2000 years Persian civilization.
There was a parade with his Guardmen wearing uniforms reenacting ancient infantry and cavalry and my eye caught a couple of camels in the background. I could not detemin if it was the catafract version os the "elephant disguise version".
If any body cas contacts in his local T.V. news archive, perhaps it would worth a try.
Kind regards
Camel mounted "horse archers" were in that aresa from Bronze age.
So I will agree with the thought that Romans faced and used light Camelry units.
As for the Catafract Camelry it will take a millioner reanctror to try this thing!
By the way in the news yesterday there was a archive film showing the ex-Shah of Iran celebrations for 2000 years Persian civilization.
There was a parade with his Guardmen wearing uniforms reenacting ancient infantry and cavalry and my eye caught a couple of camels in the background. I could not detemin if it was the catafract version os the "elephant disguise version".
If any body cas contacts in his local T.V. news archive, perhaps it would worth a try.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com