Roman swords are among a treasure trove of stunning artifacts found at the site of an ancient cavalry barracks in the U.K. Recent excavations at the Roman fort of Vindolanda just south of Hadrian’s ...

AMMAN — The military tactics of the ancient world included mounted archers and Parthian and Armenian ones used the rhombus formation in a battle. Historians and Classicists claim that the information ...

The swords were first discovered by a man named Glenn Manning. His discovery prompted them to uncover a whole shard of ...

AMMAN - Heavily armoured cavalry was called cataphracts and they originated in Persia during ancient times. The cataphracts took part in many campaigns on the ancient war theatres in Eurasia and ...

London/New York: Hambledon Continuum, 2006 . Pp. xi, 363. Illus., gloss., notes, index. $26.95 paper. ISBN:1852853743 A history of the horse in western warfare from the earliest times through early ...

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Here’s What You Need to Remember: Cavalry was all but useless after the opening weeks of the First World War, at least on the Western Front. The static trench lines made it impossible for cavalry to ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- As a showcase for the fourth biennial Gainey Cup International Best Scout Squad Competition, the U.S. Army Armor School hosted the Scouts in Action demonstration, April 29, at Red ...