Byzantine Weapons and Warfare

[spyros]

Thank you all .

When did the the heavy cataphract re-emerged in the imperial armies?
I'm quite certain that Heraclios used them, but definately this is not my era.
I've read somewhere (don't ask me where, i can't remember) that one reason that cataphracts wore paded covers over the ermour was as protection from the heat. Could this be true?

Did they still use the scythian bow?

What did their spathae looked like?

Steefanos, Nikos Panos artwork shows chain armour, I thought they used lameral and scale mostly, comments?

My, my do I have a load of questions or what? :lol:

Again thank you in advance