The term "cataphract" finds its origins in Classical Latin "Cataphracti", derived from the Greek "Kataphraktos" meaning "fully armoured" or "fully enclosed", a term that came to refer to fully armoured cavalry in the Imperial Roman Period. The warriors which came to be regarded as cataphracts. wore heavy armour, both on themselves and their horses, using as primary weapon a two-handed lance called kontos, composite bows, long swords and/or maces as secondary weapons.