The arms, equipment and impact of Late Roman Clibanarii

[ValentinianVictrix]

Whilst the debate is both informative and enjoyable, I fear its rather drifted away from my original intent, and that was the discussion around what the arms and equipment of the Late Roman clibanarii actually were.

From my side I still incline to the belief that the riders were covered from head to toe in metallic armour, and that the horses were also covered in metallic armour. The riders had a long spear/lance, did not have a shield, appear to have worn a metal face plate, and possibly had a bow. There main impact on the battlefield appears to have been psychological.

Any other thoughts?