Equites cataphractarii, or simply cataphractarii for short, were the most heavily-armoured type of cavalry in the Imperial Roman army and Late Roman army. The term derives from a Greek word, κατάφρακτος kataphraktos, meaning "covered over" or "completely covered".
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