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Cataphract Cavalry used at Callinicum Both the Persian Sassanid (above) and the Eastern Roman Empires used highly trained Cataphract armored horse archers. These highly mobile troops would let fly a deadly barrage of arrows into an enemy to break up their formation and then charge in for the kill. The Battle of Callinicum (April 19, 531 AD) was the last of a series of battles between the armies of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Sassanid Persian Empire in the Iberian War that lasted from…

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PUSHTIGBAN-SALAR OF THE SASANIAN EMPIRE OF PERSIA. The pushtigban was an elite military unit of the Sasanian period, which acted as the bodyguard of the shah (the Persian king) and were equipped as heavy cataphracts. The pushtigban-salar was the commander

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Kermanshah Taqe Bostan, which is called "Taqe Owssan " in the local language, is located in the northeast of this city. Taqe Bostan was built in the third century AD. At that time, Sassanid kings were more inclined to build their statues around Persepolis. But Taqe Bostan was chosen for the construction of statues and statues during the reign of Ardeshir II. #iran #iranian #persia #persian #persepolis #travellers #travelmore #taqebostan #traveladdict #kermanshah

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