Support more videos like this www.patreon.com/foojer Made with iOS IbisPaint. Soundtrack used are Civilization 6 Sumeria Medieval, Persia Industrial, Greece Industrial, Egypt Medieval, Sumeria Industrial, Scythia Atomic, Scythia Medieval, China Medieval, Scythia Industial, Korea Atomic, and Byzantine Atomic themes, also a battle theme from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and a theme from Prince of Persia (2008), and Under No Flag from the Battlefield V soundtrack. I don't own the rights to these track. Cataphracts from the ancient world up to the 6th century AD, from all sorts of places. Equipment notes: Achaemenid Persian (5th c BC) - 'Assyrian' type helmet, scale gorget (grivpanvar), laminar arm guards, scale horse chest and flank armour (peytral and flanchard) Greco-Baktrian (3rd c BC) - Attic-Boeotian helmet, muscle cuirass, laminar arm guards, cloth thigh guards (pteryges), greaves, lamellar peytral Ptolemaic (2nd BC) - Konos type helmet, linen cuirass, felt arm and leg guards, felt barding Seleucid (1st c BC) - Konos type helmet with face mask, muscle cuirass, laminar arm guards, pteryges, greaves, scale barding, crested plate chamfron Sarmatian (1st c AD) - Spangenhelm, scale cuirass with shoulder guards, scale barding Sogdian (1st c AD) - Lamellar helmet, neck guard (gorget), shoulder guards (spaulders) and forearm guards (vambraces), thigh guards (cuisses) Eastern Han (1st c AD) - lamellar helmet, thigh-length cuirass with raised collar, shoulder guards / 'sleeves' (pauldrons?), lamellar 'trousers' (my interpretation but knees seem weirdly unprotected), felt or linen peytral Parthian (3rd c AD) - Conical spangenhelm with full-face mail aventail, thigh-length scale and plate cuirass, laminar arm guards, mail leggings (chausses), plate greaves and foot guards, scale barding Sassanid (4th c AD) - 'thimble' type helmet with face mask, mail aventail, thigh-length lamellar cuirass, laminar arm guards, laminar leg guards, scale barding Roman (4th c AD) - Deir el-Medina type Spangenhelm, scale shoulder guard and thigh-length cuirass, laminar arm and leg guards, scale barding Goguryeo (5th c AD) - lamellar helmet, gorget, spaulders, cuirass, and armoured skirt, lamellar barding Romano-Byzantine (6th c AD) - Baldenheim type helmet, lamellar spaulders and thigh-length cuirass, plate chafron, lamellar peytral and neck guard (criniere) Arthurian (6th c AD) - artistic license - Deurne type helmet (possibly evolved into Staffordshire type helmet), chainmail hauberk, lamellar cuirass, plate greaves, felt peytral

Foojer: I can draw a horse now, so let's use it all the time

The Iranian cataphracts are so epic.

@thoratix6310

3 жыл бұрын

yes the persian cataphracts alwyas have very heavy amour

@soroushtorabi98

2 жыл бұрын

Cause they are kind of the inventors and developers of the cataphracts .

@ghostol6821

Жыл бұрын

Appreciated as persian

@jimmyorgenkaccrow4961

3 ай бұрын

You mean Persian cataphracts? 😂

I love how you're dedicated enough to draw the people's facial hair and clothing even if it'll all just be covered up by the armor

Seeing hundreds or even thousands of these guys on the battlefield must've been both awe inspiring and horrifying

Should've thrown in the Jin dynasty too, those guys were beastly looking alongside the Parthians and Sassanid.

How annoying was it to draw all the scales? Looks great like always.

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

Lamellar is way more annoying:(( you should try it in your art:D

thanks for the great clip foojer Also nearly half of them are actually Iranian : Achaemenid , Greco-Baktrian and Selucid ones who were mainly raised from iranian people , Sarmation ,Sogdian ,Parthian and Sassanid Cataphracts

WOW, I looking to Goguryeo's 'Gaemamusa'(Cathaphract). IN HERE! The good news is Korea, cataphract is not only in Goguryeo, it also in other ancient countries of korea such as Baekje, Gaya, Silla. Because the horse armor relics have been found in the tomb of that country!

The Arthurian one was good. The Sassanid is the best in my opinion, but ovecorse all of them are good. I really liked stuff that you do man keep up the good work :)

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

Sassanid one took ages. Good to hear:)

@soroushtorabi98

2 жыл бұрын

@@foojer the sassanid one was really great . Would've been cooler with izad vahram wings on his helmet though

@jamesbartlettgaming1766

Ай бұрын

@@foojer Monty Python and the Holy Grail reference at 7:16

Might the Arthurian one be a reference to Lucius Artorius Castus? Also, loved that you showed your sources. Great work as always!

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Artorius Castus is one candidate, a whole bunch of others tho like Ambrosius Aurelianus, take your pick lol

@stevethegreekboi4550

3 жыл бұрын

@@foojer Still his mother was a hamster and his father smelled of elderberries

And thus he rode a red horse, and he was given the power to take peace from the land.

This collage on the end is really great feature

Hey, great channel man! Just a suggestion, might not even reach you, but it’d be cool to see an evolution of Cuman-Kipchaks through the ages. they had some super cool face guard helmet designs. They actually remind me a lot of how the cataphracts looked towards the beginning of the Middle Ages, since Cumania existed around the same time. Might be cool, but either way keep up the great work!

Göktürk cataphracts during the 6th century would be cool

Woah, whats this? Double upload? Day just got a whole lot better

Nice, this channel is as good as ever.

Romano British looks cool and all but I got to say I like the Parthian Iron man Vibe the best

The Parthian goes rockin' dude! That music 'tho! I don't know which to choose, so I'll choose the Arthurian Romano-British fellow... as always :D

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

Impeccable choice sir:)

Roman Goguryeo Sasanid Parthian Seleucid Sarmatian Egyptian Arthurian Byzantine Best looking ones in my opinion

@mitch7235

3 жыл бұрын

My favorites from most to least: Goguryeo Roman Romano-Byzantine Sassanid Eastern Han Arthurian Tie between Sogdian and Seleucid😁

@meikorules1

3 жыл бұрын

@@mitch7235 In the words of full house you got it dude !!!

@hannibalburgers477

3 жыл бұрын

Inlike parthian, it looks the most iconic one

Great video as always, love your work and effort put into these.

Welcome back! Really love this new style ♥️

Amazing! The skill level is crazy good! Keep up the good work! I'm looking forward to more! :D

Honestly, it depends where the cataphract came from and also there were like 50 different patterns and types of helmets, armor, arm sleeves, etc. for people to choose from in antiquity. Specific cultures could get almost whatever they wanted if they had the money but they would mostly tend to stick to what most of the culture around them would stick to. For example a Parthian noble would buy armor and weapons/inherit armor and weapons that most other Parthian nobles did. A Parthian could buy some Gallic chainmail or a Greek linothorax if they wanted to, but they tended to choose to look like each other. There are alot of reasons for why people do things, maybe someone thought that it was the best equipment around so they bought it because their peers were using that type, or maybe it was all they could find at the time. Also those who haven't used their equipment wouldnt have to replace anything so that is also a factor. Scythians and other steppe tribes also had cataphracts and they wore equipment that is different in looks and design from Iranian, Persian, Parthian, Dahae and other peoples and tribes in the middle eastern area.

Love it. Was waiting for a new video for so long time. Thanks

I really like that you included both historical and literary sources!

Another great video, love the Persian and Mongolian cataphracts!

I enjoyed this one very much, thank you !

Tribute to the Almighty Algorithm

Love seeing u post again :) keep up the good work

Great as always!

7:20 Lancelot was indeed a destructive force on a horse XD i loved the reference you deserve so much recognition!

Kataphracts have been all over the world, yet everyone talks about knights.

@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522

3 жыл бұрын

Well it depends on your definition. Are all of those cataphracts? What constitutes a cataphract?

@alexion2001

3 жыл бұрын

Man on horse with heavy armour and long pointy stick seems to be a very common idea.

@szarekhthesilent2047

3 жыл бұрын

@@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522 Fully armored guy on horse.

@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522

3 жыл бұрын

@@szarekhthesilent2047 that would include anything from a cuirassier, knight to a winged hussar to a samurai

@szarekhthesilent2047

3 жыл бұрын

@@paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522 Yes. And?

that’s quite an old horse

Love this!

Damn the Selecuid armor looks cool.

Goguryeo cataphract at the 3rd from the end is the ancient Korean cataphract. Very Nice Job 👍👍👍

Awesome

so cool

I'm waiting for Part 4 of those Imperial Guard Legions!

The overview at the end is awesome!!! Mate you've gotten so so good with the shading!! Also, where did you get the music for the greco-baktrians and the ptolemies?? It sounds epic as all hell

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

all in the vid description:)

Parabéns!!!! De todos, esse é o seu MELHOR vídeo!!!! Excelente!!!!

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

obrigada!

The Cataphracts! Armored Mounted Warriors Before the Knights od the Middle Ages!

@jhudieltheone308

3 жыл бұрын

And Oh. Not to Forget There is an Arthurian Graal Knight.

@user-ln8eh5nq3q

3 жыл бұрын

@@jhudieltheone308 the cataphracts exist until the 11th century AD in the armies of the Byzantine empire . So they have some clashes and interactions with the Knights of the western Europe

Can you draw a Kipchak soldier?

You know what, you’re a fucking god at drawing, I hope life treats you well

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, God made me a good drawer. I hope life treats you well too

Nice

Persians so epic ❤❤ thanks 😊

Appreciate the sources

Civ VI music 😍

Cataphracts are taylor made for this channel.

@dingliedangliedoodle9261

3 жыл бұрын

You mean tailor made, taylor made would give you cataphracts singing break up songs.

@pearljaime2

3 жыл бұрын

@@dingliedangliedoodle9261 lol. True dat

Wow gogurian catapracrs

Nice artwork as always, but you forgot to include stirrups in them. As far as I know the assyrians are the only ones who never used any stirrups. I might be wrong tho...

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. I’m not so sure about the stirrups, seems like the earliest they were used was the 5th century AD in China (tho early forms like ropes with loops for your toes were used earlier than that), and in Europe from about the 6th century

Parthian=epic

5:56 고구려 등장

Fantastic as always! No mask on the roman cataphract (Clibanarii) tho :(

Wow :0

@suleymankaya3959

3 жыл бұрын

Aha Türk

@mehrdad5767

3 жыл бұрын

🇲🇳🦓

@papazataklaattiranimam

3 жыл бұрын

@@mehrdad5767 stfu kid🤣

@OshinAttari

Жыл бұрын

Turk 🪳🐴🦃

Hey man I saw an ad for Rise of Kingdoms and they took your animation style for it? I just wanna let you know man

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know! I’ve given them my permission

Love from persia ❤

By the way ammianus marcelenius claims that the horse legs and stomach of the sassanian cataphracts where also armored

I respect the Prince of Persia music.

Gseht mega gail uuus ! Chumi grad luscht über zum Total war spilä :)) geil wers au wennd chönsch mol was vo de Germanische Stämme zeichne :) grüess vo Helvetia ! Looks very good ! Know i want to play Total war again :)) it would be awesome if you drawing something about the Germanic Tribes :) greetings from switzerland ! I

Can you do a video on 15th century byzantine cataphract

What are your favourites? I like Parthian, Sassanid, Gogureo and Arthurian one.

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

Arthurian!

where is the Armenian one? I thought they had cataphracths too.

My favourite has to be the Seleucid. Are his helmet and greaves supposed to be made of copper? I haven't heard of anyone using it for armour in the past. Cheers.

@foojer

2 жыл бұрын

Bronze:)

@kuroshthegreat8073

2 жыл бұрын

@@foojer Ah that makes more sense. I thought it might be copper because of the red-ish colour. Thanks for the reply.

Achaemenid looks like dendra panoply

Anyone know which specific song was used with the Parthian one

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

It’s in the vid description

when you making another video? i love ur videos.

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

Taking a bit of a break for now. Got some ideas lined up tho:)

@thoratix6310

3 жыл бұрын

@@foojer I watched all ur vids btw lol

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

Which one is your fav?

@thoratix6310

3 жыл бұрын

@@foojer This one: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaOf08OKlqyfdcY.html I watched this more than five times already lol

More commentary videos please

Please do Indian infantry and elephants (excluding foreigners e.g. Mughals).

Peace be upon you Can I ask you a question? Where are you from?

@foojer

10 ай бұрын

From Hong Kong

A video about all sasanian warriors please

Parthian have it in 2BC not AD

Just parthian 1st bce is missing

3:58 what’s the music ?

Iranians Were First Horse Archers and Horse Cataphract Still Arabs Call us " Al Fars " Which Means Cataphract or Iron Horseman

What about the khwarezmians

Seleucid looked the best

6:40 what's the source for the horse armour?

@foojer

2 жыл бұрын

i didnt base it on anything in particular, though i guess it vaguely resembles the horse armour on the Taq e Bostan relief of Khosrow II

@user-po3ss3vk5b

2 жыл бұрын

did the byzantines actually use them or is it all theoretical?

@foojer

2 жыл бұрын

Procopius doesnt seem to mention horse armour for the Byzantines (tho he does mention Gothic cavalry with horse armour), though an anonymous treatise a bit earlier than him does recommend horse armour for front-ranking cavalry. The Strategikon explicitly recommends horse armour. So it's probably safe to say that it was in use in this period (tho there isn't much artistic evidence)

Everyone else pretty much copied the Irani tribes heavy cavalry armaments and military tactics

Wasn't Eastern Han was Xianbei mercenary?

can you do the maharlika warriors of the philippines

@foojer

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZY2G16eff72xlcY.html

@ironfist243

3 жыл бұрын

@@foojer omg thank you can you do more there are more fiilpino warriors like visayan and mindanao warriors

@ironfist243

3 жыл бұрын

@@foojer can you also make an evolution of philippines warrior (speed draw)

'-'

The Romans did it best

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