I think this video will get a lot of Bannerlord players.

@butifarras

4 жыл бұрын

More like Rome total war

@FordyTheConeSmoker

4 жыл бұрын

CK2 as well

@monkeymanbob

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. Always nice to get some learning through a medium you enjoy.

@alyssinclair8598

4 жыл бұрын

No predicting my arrival. It is very rude

@spaguettoltd.7933

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention AOEII players

Pre-Islamic persian region is one of the most interesting subjects for me.

@aydnmesuttorun8397

4 жыл бұрын

iran is a lost country decimated by arabs. It is very sad but they sort of did that to theirselves (by attacking and wasting their precious resources against Eastern Romans , which made them astronomically vulnerable to araps afterwards...)

@ReasonAboveEverything

4 жыл бұрын

HolyTea or Sörkl I wonder how high and mighty place middle-east would be without Islam.

@Rodzyniastyyyy

4 жыл бұрын

Don't get me wrong, I am a huge Iranophile, I really enjoy reading about Islamic dynasties like Safavids etc. but there is just something about 'pure' Persia...

@iNFCxx

4 жыл бұрын

​@HolyTea or Sörkl The Arabs have won we fucked the Persian and Roman Empire We expelled them from North Africa, subjugated the Berber tribes, occupied Andalusia for more than 800 years, and our territory still extends from Iraq to the east to Morocco to the west We are the greatest civilization That's a fact Whether you like us or not,

@aydnmesuttorun8397

4 жыл бұрын

@Ghufran dumb bitch your race and religion exists becauee of us turks. You woild be wiped off the planet had our ancestors ddidnt conquer lands neighboring your children fucking shit lands. Anyway our Tengri is enough for us

Yeah I got cataphracts in my eyes, had to get corrective surgery.

@magomedkartoev9550

4 жыл бұрын

No you have Lincoln Continental

@nhmooytis7058

4 жыл бұрын

Magomed Kartoev haha!

Cataphracts have always fascinated me since I first encountered them in Age of Empires 2 and both their history and their evolution have been a topic worth seeing. The impressive thing about the Cataphracts is that after them, it took Western Europe several more centuries to achieve the level of armor that the Persians and Byzantines had at the end of antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages; It must have been impressive to see the heavy cavalry of those two Empires charging against each other on the battlefield, their gleaming silver and gold armor shining in the sun.

@GeoGyf

Ай бұрын

Indeed! The Military Manuals of the Eastern Romans say it clearly. Against Persians (who have equally well-armored troops) anti-armored weapons are preferred like the mace, the axe with a spike head and so on. Against the Persian Cataphracts a very heavy spear (log spear) was also introduced, the Menavlion (Menavleeon) and the troops that used it were called the Menavliatoi (Menavlion-bearers). The only thing in the manual about lets say Celts or Britons, is to avoid battles in swamps.

Epimetheus thank you for showing the REAL history. my country ( Iran) is one of the oldest civilizations and has many wonderful things in its long history but due to some reason many people does not know about my country's rich history. Thank you for youre good job.( AND I LOVE THE ARTWORKS)

@EpimetheusHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Salar! Glad you liked it!

@aradsstates9584

3 жыл бұрын

Epimetheus i would love if you read my comment up there and i know your opinion.

@mehrdad5767

3 жыл бұрын

@@EpimetheusHistory brooo

@user-mw3uf3ku3k

3 жыл бұрын

Well I will give you the reason. Iran is in conflict with the west which obviously acts as if everything that is old Iranian history is nonexistent. At the same time, Iran is ruled by an islamic government that is against everything before the birth of the prophet. The government would rally a lot of support if it just blended its policy with this strong iranian nationalist sentiment, but somehow they are blind. As a result of this, the culture and history of Iran is being wiped out from both outside and inside which is a shame, truly. What you can do as an Iranian is to support local nationalist and zoroastrian newspapers and organisations and most importantly read and educated your fellow compatriots about this history. With this movement, the government is slowly but surely realising that it must make this history an important part of its policy.

Your artwork is addictive.

@EpimetheusHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Glad up like it! :)

When I was a teenager, my history teacher claimed that it wasn't possible to field heavily armored cavalry until the invention of the stirrup. I pointed out that cataphracts were a thing for hundreds of years before the stirrup was invented, but he wouldn't budge.

Interesting to know that Cataphracts wouldn t have existed if humanity didn t know how to breed horses large enough and strong enough to carry a man in full armor

@jacoblinde7486

4 жыл бұрын

That's a part of history that people often forget about, myself included. It's kind of shocking to think back on how illogical cavalry probably would seem from an ancient point of view, before horses had been bred for riding and combat.

@mariocassina90

4 жыл бұрын

@@jacoblinde7486 you watched lyndibeige

@alexlaza5301

4 жыл бұрын

Well, ancient China and its northern neighbors also adopt Cataphracts but with smaller eastern breeds of horses. Probably less effective than their western counter-part in comparison, but still a very powerful force.

@khafaniking1230

4 жыл бұрын

jason mcallister The video and literally a ton of others not the subject spell t out for you that the horses today have been bred to be larger and stronger, enough to carry men in full armor. The horses of the ancient past were not large/hardy enough to carry, or at least couldn’t practically accommodate them, especially if you factor that the stirrup wouldn’t be invented for centuries after their domestication. Hence why chariots were king, because wheels allowed man to still take advantage of a horse’s pulling power.

@khafaniking1230

4 жыл бұрын

@jason mcallister Lmao there’s no need to yell or be rude. I’m just saying there’s literally thousands of years of evidence that run counter to your argument that because horses weigh 1000 pounds and above today, and can accommodate carrying people, that they’ve always been able to do that. It’s not about common sense, because yeah on a surface level I’m sure that a lot of people like yourself have always thought horses have been this big, but when you give a cursory look at the facts and history, you’ll see a clearly different picture. Horses used to be smaller, it’s just that simple.

I appreciate that the style of the drawing mimicks medieval esthetics. Feels more appropriate to me than trying to dramatize with cinematic drawings.

@EpimetheusHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it :)

You imagine how hot it would be in full armor *in the desert*

@manufacturedfracture

4 жыл бұрын

Bronze is so shiny when clean it could reflect the heat greatly. But still hot.

@CirosKhan

4 жыл бұрын

Iran is a mountainous country

@u3fnoob688

3 жыл бұрын

One of the reasons they lost to muslims

@theanonymousmrgrape5911

3 жыл бұрын

@@CirosKhan well yeah, but the borderlands with the Romans were pretty darn deserty.

@civilengineer3349

3 жыл бұрын

That's why the lighter armored Arabs conquered them.

The Seleucid cataphract combines Greek aesthetic with Iranian practicality. The best of two great cultures!

@jotaro2690

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@davidking6242

4 жыл бұрын

Alexander's dream made manifest

@gabe6475

4 жыл бұрын

@Otis C-14 tf do you mean

@stockingsstuffer6302

4 жыл бұрын

@Otis C-14 edgelord lmfao

Keep in mind that stirrups weren't generally used in Europe until after 500 or 600 AD. Before the Sarmatians (leather stirrups), almost no one used any type of stirrup, at all. Keeping your seat during a cavalry 'meeting engagement' meant that most riders ended up fighting on foot. ;) (Stirrups were first introduced in India several centuries earlier, though, and made of leather.)

@newname4941

3 жыл бұрын

Roman horses also were alot smaller than those of medieval knights.

Cataphracts: the guy who said the joke Knight: the guy who repeated it but louder

They have a weird resistance to pikemen and halberdiers, so they're a very good unit.

@theSavageHippie

2 жыл бұрын

And a weakness to archers

@bobsmith3838

2 жыл бұрын

And camels for some reason.

@ciranopunalesvigliarolo3788

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobsmith3838 Actually, cataphracts are resistant to camels and heavy camels

@bobsmith3838

2 жыл бұрын

@@ciranopunalesvigliarolo3788 That's what I meant, resistance to camels.

I love how you called it "armoured horse - human collaboration"

Iranian empire (Achaemenid, Parthians and Sassanid) cataphracts Very nice video👏

The drawing is really great. Horses, the armour, facial expression on the rider on the right. Really makes it seem cool and gives an insight to a moment of battle between the two cataphract riders. Great work. Please do more if at all possible.

The amount of research you do for each one of your videos is admirable and of course the amount of work you do to create them. enjoyed watching this video, thanks from a fellow Iranian.

@sadradehbashi3598

4 жыл бұрын

Your name isn't Iranian.

Well done on the drawing, really captures the weight of the armor.

@EpimetheusHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Always had a fascination with the cataphracts and heavy cavalry. Great drawings and thank you for the video!

@Samuray1955

2 жыл бұрын

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I was gonna say, your drawing skills have improved so much, and this drawing is badass. Keep it up, Epimetheus!

Your information about Persia is really good

8:32 Lance guy is about to get messed up by that mace

@dale6947

4 жыл бұрын

@Vitruvius Antarchius What about a mace pommel?

@9051team

4 жыл бұрын

@@dale6947 Gasp! To dare put the pommel at the front! You've blasphemed the holy pommel!

@LuisAldamiz

4 жыл бұрын

@Vitruvius Antarchius - It's not. Pommel is auxiliary and somewhat hard to use.

@LuisAldamiz

4 жыл бұрын

@Vitruvius Antarchius - I watch Skallagrim and it is from that kind of channels where I learned that pommel is hard to use in combat, rather used for the death blow instead. I prefer Schola Gladatoria anyhow.

@weldonwin

4 жыл бұрын

You mess with best, you mace in face

The Cataphracts especially Byzantine Cataphracts & Clibanarii are such a legendary cavalrymen that I would prefer them over Knights. Why! Being seasoned & well trained soldiers that have to deal with the heavy armour and dealing the climate they were on. These guys got my respect. Awesome video. :)

@miguelmontenegro3520

4 жыл бұрын

They were great and all, but when people brought gunpowder and arcabuzes, they were kinda a glass canon. Would face the same fate as the knights.

@3452te

4 жыл бұрын

@@miguelmontenegro3520 Byzantine Kataphracts haven't seen the advent of gunpowder as they were dramatically reduced to special roles in Constantinople until the 4th crusade. Like the skoutatoi that disappeared by the early 11th century AD or before that. They were ultimately replaced by Koursores, Pronoiars, Athanatoi and even the Varangian Guard. Sadly their last major battle was with against the Bulgars.

@miguelmontenegro3520

4 жыл бұрын

@@3452te Did they rout the bulgars? I Hope they did. Greek Rome is awesome.

@3452te

4 жыл бұрын

@@miguelmontenegro3520 they won the battle of Kliedion during Basil II reign then yes. They routed them.

@6principlesforcartography61

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget that cataphracts were also master of horse archery, which is a skill not practiced by knights.

They also cost 70 Food and 75 Gold

@AnshulPresents

3 жыл бұрын

Paladins are better 🤭🙃

@royalflush5228

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnshulPresents cataphract deal area damage

@pragadeeshwar923

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnshulPresents paladin dies to halberdiers easily

That is some beautiful armor on the Persian, I want it.

Excellent video. Thank you for all the informative details on the Sassanid war machine. At the height of Sassanid might under Bahram, Khosrow, and Khosrow II, a Sassanid cavalry charge must have been the most terrifying thing in the entire world. It would have looked like the charge of the Rohirrim, but with even more heavily armored cavalry units like the Savaran, Azadan, Pushtigban, etc. I think the Sassanid Dynasty is the single most overlooked empire in all of world history.

I have been drawing cataphracts for my comic book. This video helped me a lot on the historical background of the unit.

@ramtinfazeli5106

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a cool comic book What's the name ?

@byzantinetales

3 жыл бұрын

@@ramtinfazeli5106 theophano: a byzantine tale

There are some places in Iran we call it zor-khane ... it means house of power you can see Pahlevani sport there

Fantastic job on the drawings, one of your best outputs so far 👌🏽 Very vivid and lushly coloured 🔥

I love the drawing ! And I love your channel man I love the topics you pick I want you to know how much it means to me that you do this for us I love you thank you for your hard work I find this stuff so fascinating !

@EpimetheusHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Devon! Reading this comment was a great way to wake up while drinking my coffee :)

Your art is spectacular! Really sets it apart and makes your channel unique. Thank YOU for this great channel!

@EpimetheusHistory

3 жыл бұрын

I am glad you like it :) Thanks EngineGal

1:19 - The Alexander's conquest has been summarized to *magnificently!*

@thedoruk6324

4 жыл бұрын

@@papazataklaattiranimam I Adore this Chanel :]

@thedoruk6324

4 жыл бұрын

@@papazataklaattiranimam kolay gelsin bakacağım kesinlikle 👍

Greetings and many thanks for this great video about my favourit warriors . And my country and my culture Many thanks from the house of sassan to you . May shahanshah bless you :)

For anyone interested, SAVAR Shodan means to ride and SAVARAN means riders in Persian. And Dehqan class refers to businessmen class. Btw, according to Age of Empires game logic, only Byzantine had Cathaphracts

@m.thorton9305

3 жыл бұрын

also Crusader Kings

holy shit you drew that?? amazing work. loved the video !!

Don't forget the Nisean horses. A warmblooded oriental horse, related to the Arabian and Akhalteke horses.This breed was very important for cataphracts. It was strong and agile.

Cataphracts definitely had an interesting military history. This was an informative video.

I love the educational and historical value behind all the videos. Plus the art is awesome, hats off to you for the art particularly.

virgin teutonic knights vs Chad sassanid cataphracts

@matthewtenorioduenas202

2 жыл бұрын

Ha

@kingdomofbird8174

2 жыл бұрын

Sassanid and in future Byzantine

@mate5571

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingdomofbird8174 *roman

@Noface121

Жыл бұрын

Can you let this garbage meme die already? Jeez.

@wankawanka3053

Жыл бұрын

Winged hussars 😉

Congrats on 300k!

It's truly astonishing how Turks like to claim Iranian and Eastern Iranic history like this.

@hayalamca6185

10 ай бұрын

Today dialects of Turkish is spoken as native language in Europe, in China, in most north Russia and in Iran. Can you imagine how and when this language spread to this territories? You cant find a bit of history of Eurasia withought Turks mentioned. Name a second language spread so much in geography in time. Just modern history langages may compete like English and they are not native mostly.

@maddogbasil

9 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure for the longest time Turks were pretty much ruled most of persia for almost a thousand years

@he4620

8 ай бұрын

@@maddogbasil No at most 300 years Then Persians in the time of Safavids kicked them out of their country and make another native Persian empire after Sassanids

@robertvahedi3350

6 ай бұрын

@@maddogbasilThis is one of those pan Turkic claims. A huge area up there was always populated by various Iranic tribes. Turks kept trying to push from east without success until arabs weaponized Islam to destroy Persia as severe as possible, after which Turks gained more access to that area.

@robertvahedi3350

6 ай бұрын

@@hayalamca6185How about Persian? Even Ottomans spoke Persian in their court.

I believe an even better starting point to address "cataphracts" would be to talk about the picked bodyguard of the steppes. These tribes were the ones responsible for this cavalry tradition being handed down to other Iranian tribes that became sedentary, further south in their migrations. Their introduction to the west in any real substantial form first came from the Persians. Alexander had neither the time nor the means to integrate these arms into his army, however the Seleucid king Aniochus III anabasis to the eastern portions of the Seleucid empire saw one of the most impressive military reforms in history. The integration of various degrees of barding for horse and cavalryman.

Great video, I find it immensely interesting learning about the arms, armour, and tactics of these ancient warriors. Additionally, the drawings are superbly done!

@EpimetheusHistory

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It definitely was a fascinating epoch

@parjai97

4 жыл бұрын

@@EpimetheusHistory will we get a video on how you draw them?

@user-wg1mv5hu5v

3 жыл бұрын

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Thank you to Rome Total war for making sense of the names in this vid

Congratulations on 300k subscribers man! You've earned it!

@EpimetheusHistory

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joshua! :D

Awesome content! Since I started playing ancient strategy games the Cataphracts have fascinated me for years. Really happy to see your channel make an episode on them! I wasn't aware that you made the drawings, well done! I love how the style reflects the topic and the era, gives it a great historic feel. Cheers!

The Chinese and Koreans also had Cataphracts. Their experience with either fighting or ruled by Steppe Nomads influenced their decision to field Cataphracts. Achaemenids were not exactly the first to use Cataphracts. The Cataphracts originate from the Iranic Steppe nomads who inhabited Central Asia. The Persians migrated to Iran and took with them their Steppe heritage in warfare.

Splendid. Thank you for this. The Persians were top notch military powers.

@user-jv3mm6vt6e

3 жыл бұрын

As a persian who knows the military history of this land: NO.

@mehrdad5767

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-jv3mm6vt6e fuck off

Subscribed. Thank you so much for posting a video on catapfracs. Key to cavalry research

The Sassanid cataphract frontal charge also protects the horse archers and infantry from Roman missile fire. The disappearance of pikemen among western infantry is perhaps another reason for cataphract predominance

Congratulations epimetheus I love watching your videos! Keep up the good work I can’t wait for you to get popular like you should be.

I very much appreciate your videos, and you artwork is wonderful. Thank you so much!

damet garm. I am thankful someone makes videos about my ancestors. most iranians will speak highly of qasem but forget their history, gone are the days of rustam suren pahlav, shapur, and such.

In Shāhnāmeh( book of kings), ferdowsi amazingly explains the weapons and their purpose in a verse and sequentially: بروز نبرد آن يل ارجمند، بتيغ و بچاقو، بگرز و كمند بريد و دريد و شكست و ببست، يلان را سر و سينه و پا و دست. In the battles day, the Great warrior By sword, dagger, mace and lasso Cut, tore, smashed and tied up Warriors Heads, chests, legs and hands.

@EpimetheusHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Great verse

@Alim-od2uz

2 жыл бұрын

For whom that may be interested: This literary technique is called "laff o nashre morattab" (ordered grouping and dispatching) Note the order: Sword -> cut -> heads Dagger -> tore -> chests Mace -> smashed -> legs Lasso -> tied -> hands And the pronunciation of the verses is: Bé ruzé nabard ān yalé arjmand Bé shamshir o khanjar bé gorz o kamand Borid o darid o shekast o bebast Yalān rā sar o siné o pā o dast

@farhankoozechi943

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alim-od2uz لف و نشر و به اینگلیسی عالی ترجمه کردی 👍👍💪

Your videos are fantastic and informative - thanks for all the work, Epimetheus!

very skilled artist. I really like the small details you pay attention to. must take hours just to make one of these

Imagine developing the best heavy cavalry for centuries and getting destroyed by some camelriders in 20 years

@TheColombiano89

4 жыл бұрын

They also smashed combined Byzantine-Sassanian armies. The Arab commanders had been very cunning and with the religious fervor of the 7th century with the death of Mohammad they would reach western China to the Balkans and Iberia. At first viewed as merely raiders they would become a serious threat to both empires.

@amir9053

4 жыл бұрын

TheColombiano89 Both empires were weak at that time perfect time for the Arabs to strike this is known arab tactic stab someone in the back when he is not looking.

@ShahStark

4 жыл бұрын

They ruled said camel riders for centuries. Both empires had been weakened and LACKED properly trained men. Don’t meme history

@angrymonkeynoises

4 жыл бұрын

Both empires suffered from Bubonic Plague, Political and Social Instability, the Persian Empire was already in Civil War between the Parsig and the Parthian Clans in the north and east of the country. The Political Instability was so profound that 13 emperors were crowned between 628-631.

@angrymonkeynoises

4 жыл бұрын

The Plague of Sheroe (627-628) or Sheroe's Plague was an epidemic that devastated the western provinces of the Sasanian Empire, mainly Mesopotamia (Asorestan), killing half of its population,including the reigning Sasanian king (shah) which the plague is named after, Kavad II Sheroe (r. 628). (Text from Wikipedia) Could you think how destructive is to loss half of the population from your political base and the most rich province of the Empire?

Thank you so much for making this video! I love the history of the kataphrakts.

This is an excellent video you just earned a new subscriber. always nice to hear about the lesser known parts of history

Excellent presentation & loved your illustrative art

Love your Channel mate, excellent source of world building inspiration.

Congrats!! 300,000! I’ve always been fascinated by cataphracts and I enjoyed learning more about their origins. Your drawings are perfect and remind me of the art from Eruopa Barbarorum

Many believe that King Arthur's use of mounted knights or horsemen goes to prove that he was a Roman auxiliary who stayed in Britain when the Roman's left in the early 5th century. He used them to defeat larger numbers of Angle and Saxon infantry. Great picture btw.

@mazdikhan2556

3 жыл бұрын

Arthur is a myth he's not real

@Nazdreg1

3 жыл бұрын

The figure of Arthur is a myth but he is embedded in a conglomerate of real events. Conflicts between Saxons and Britons happened and it is true that Sarmatian auxiliary heavy cavalrymen were stationed in Britain. Mix in a medieval author adding some knightly flavour into the story (like we nowadays see Shakespeare's characters in suits doing business) and we have the weird mix that are Arthurian legends. Still, it is not unlikely that the source for Arthurian knights were Sarmatian Cataphracts. German authors have done similar things with the Nibelungen story, which is also based off of events during the migration period (conflicts between Ostrogoths, Burgundians and Huns) that were turned into medieval stories with added fictional characters.

@Nazdreg1

3 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dun_Nechtain en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Badon Nationalism didn't exist back then. And most sources we have are Anglo Saxon. I wonder where you got the idea that it was anti saxon. That would be the same as saying Teutoburg Forest didn't happen as the accounts we have are from Germanic nationalists. This is ridiculous.

@urseliusurgel4365

3 жыл бұрын

@Paulo Ramos There were several historically attested Arthurs in Britain in the late 6th century, one was a son of a king of Dal Riada (the Scots). This, at the very least, suggests that the name was current in Celtic-speaking Britain in the period. Gildas also says that a British king was originally the charioteer of 'The Bear'. There is a possible connection between the name Arthur and 'art-', which can mean 'bear' in Celtic languages (paralleled by 'arctos' in Greek).

@urseliusurgel4365

3 жыл бұрын

@Paulo Ramos The Romans used praenomen, cognomen and nomen, but in Dark Age Britain people, even kings usually had a single name, though some had nicknames, such as Maelgwn Hir (Hir = tall) or Caradoc Vreichvras (Vreichvras = 'strong-arm'). Arthur is not only found in High and Late Medieval romances, but is mentioned in early Welsh poems, such as 'Llongborth', and in the 'Mabinogion'.

great video mate, appreciated much!

I like your content for its quality and amount of information - subscribed!

You've earned every single sub, my dude. Thanks for the infotainment as always. Your art style is unique and awesome.

what excellent videos, I get lost in the detail, perfection, and pure awesomeness of these videos.

Have you ever considered a video on the evolution of cavalry organization and usage in China? I feel it’s a pretty interesting topic.

Iranian military history never gets enough love compared to their Greek and Roman counterparts. Ironic considering the Iranians were one of the few peoples the Romans encountered that they were never able to overcome.

@curtiswong7280

4 жыл бұрын

Probably because of their defeats in greece, people just assume they're bad at warfare overall; they are in fact of course one of the finest and most well-disciplined armies of the age.

@__0-0__

4 жыл бұрын

nah is just logical things to do, given the bias greek and roman bias in western historian deeply rooted, and how they view culture other than their own as not that important at all.

You deserve much more than 300,000 subscribers. have been following your channel for almost 2 years and it consistently gets better and better! Keep it up!

Good on you mate, consistently nice work and well deserved subscriber numbers👌🏻

Dude you’re very good at drawing. Keep it up!

Another great one! I love your drawings, and they are definitely one of the things that make your videos great. Suppiluliuma will always look like your drawing in my head!

@EpimetheusHistory

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Also Suppiluliuma is one of the funnest names to say :)

i found your channel few days ago.. and i love it.. amazing channel i could have found earlier....

Always enjoy the videos. Very informative. I like that you cover cultures and parts of history that are not touched upon as often.

Love your videos! Packed with information and to top this, your drawings are awesome!! Tnx for the hard work that you put into the research and the creation of these gems!

@EpimetheusHistory

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Thank you Epimetheus!!

Great video, You are one of my favourite youtubers ;) Awesome illustrations as always. Thanks!

congratulations on 300,000! You're a legend.

one thing i'm intrigued about is their armors. Not just that of the Cataphracts but Hittite, Scythian, Alan and other cultures known for their mounted warriors.

Love the drawing

That was awesome, great work man!

Great video. Overall the style of your videos are one of the most enjoyable ways to learn history.

I'm not surprised that Persians were so heavily involved in the development of the cataphracts. From the Achaemenids to the times of the Abassid Caliphate, Persians were on the cutting edge of research, technology, and governance compared to others they interacted with.

@LuisAldamiz

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe the main reason was that they were much more inclined, partly because of geography, towards cavalry in general.

@__0-0__

4 жыл бұрын

@@LuisAldamiz no only that, it's also because how their society work, and how egalitarian they are. Like how they allow commoner or low noble into higher rank, is one of good example how they able to improve and maintain they brilliant military structure.

@LuisAldamiz

4 жыл бұрын

@@__0-0__ - Wast that the case? Persia had nobility since ancient times and I feel that was a reason both behind the development of the cataphract and also behind their defeat before Arabs, who had surely a much less stratified society.

@__0-0__

4 жыл бұрын

@@LuisAldamiz Still though, they is still have far better system than medieval europe. And the only reason why the sassanid defeated by the arabs is just like any other empire. They get weak, corrupt, forgotting their ancient ideals just like how western rome are.

@LuisAldamiz

4 жыл бұрын

@@__0-0__ - What part of Medieval Europe? Here in Vasconia we had a very good system in the early Middle Age (with legacy all the way to present day, even if weakened by foreign invasions). In other places like Italy or Switzerland republics appear later on. Not everything was the Carolingian system, and even the Carolingian system was far from uniform, and Charlemagne himself was criticized for raising slaves to nobility rank, so, well, complicated.

Winged Hussars taking notes

Great job on the drawing--and on the whole video for that matter. Keep up the great work!

Great video man. congrats on 300k subscribers, well deserved

Your voice is PERFECT to listen to when I eat Chicken Wings :) thought you should know...

@mistahillshistory1916

4 жыл бұрын

I would have imagined a more southern accent fitting better. 🤷

@EpimetheusHistory

4 жыл бұрын

:) Food and KZread is a perfect combination

@james_baker

4 жыл бұрын

Chicken wings? Damn you Amadeus, now I have to go out.

@Amadeus8484

4 жыл бұрын

@@EpimetheusHistory Yes but the specifics of you and Chicken Wings...

@Amadeus8484

4 жыл бұрын

@@james_baker Try the Cajun when you listen to him lol

Thank you for the video!

A beautiful picture btw. Congratulations on it, this video and your excellent channel!

Thanks for the great video about our culture my friend. You nailed every point. I couldn't add anything else to the video as a Persian myself on this topic.

@EpimetheusHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

The drawing looks great, keep that up!

The Iranian Parthian and Sassanian armies using a combination of cataphracts and horse archers made them the majority of the time invincible to the Roman army. Nice to learn that the cataphracts influenced the European knights.

@_semih_

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly that 'horse archers' weren't a part of Sassanian army. Horse archers were nomadic Turkic mercenaries. Yes Even Byzantine used Turkic horse archer mercenaries and they named them "Turcopols".

@aradsstates9584

3 жыл бұрын

Semih Sargın horse archers used in sasanid untill the middle of it.also horse archers first created by schytians not turks.parthians developed cataphracts and horse archers and became the master of all other peoples including greeks,schytians,Iranians and romans in plus parthians were Iranic people like most of schytians ,turks came to geography of Iranian platue as hephalites (they origin is disputed) but guk Turks which destroyed the hephalites with unity with the Sassanids were turkic.

@marmary5555

3 жыл бұрын

@@_semih_ just chill with your panturkic nonsense.

Rich content, superbly presented. I love learning from your channel!

There's a very good reason you've reached 300k subs, you're videos are fucking great and you've also got a brilliant voice as well. Keep up the magnificent work mate.

Artwork looks great!!

Thank you for teaching!

love your artwork - thanks

excellent video and art, great to see more about the Cataphracts!