Late Roman Troop Types page 2
	Cavalry Officer An officer of the Equites Taifali, a heavy cavalry unit that was orginally made up of a captured Germanic tribe (the Taifali). This officer wears a Bugh Castle-style ridge helm and a bronze scale corselet. Beneath the scale armour this soldier wears a padded subarmalis, with leather pteruges, flaps, that protect the upper shoulders and upper thighs yet still allow freedom of movement. He carries a small cavalry shield, its size allows the rider to still control the horse and wield a variety of weapons from horseback.
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