Cavalry Units, Pictures

Article from the Illustrated History of the Roman Empire on the cavalry unit, the ala.

The cohors equitate was composed of infantry and cavalry.

Two examples of Late Roman Cavalry from a reenactment event at Corbridge, 2nd June 2002.

Roman History for "Hollywood Types"

The Bengal Club, a group originally founded to do colonial war games, has a few reasonable pages on Roman military and cavalry.

Both pages have good pictures and reasonable summaries, although I do not agree with the author's assertions about the four-horned Roman cavalry saddle being inadequate to hold the rider in place during a heavy cavalry charge. According to Ann Hyland in _Training the Roman Cavalry Horse_, this saddle provides a surprising firm seat with little room to negotiate.

Hyland's book is highly recommended, and, although out of print, should be available through interlibrary loan.