Osprey: Roman Heavy Cavalry (1) [2018] paperback ZBOOK And some of these people

And some of these people are totally imaginary

he's the pretty face that's plastered over her teenage daughter's bedroom wall

being alone

or hearing Christopher Columbus telling tales of the new world he has discovered

And over the last three decades

Osprey: Roman Heavy Cavalry (1) [2018] paperback ZBOOK And some of these peopleFrom the army of Marc Antony in the 1st century BC, Roman generals hired Oriental heavy armoured cavalry to serve in their military alongside the legions. These troops, both from the northern steppes and the Persian frontiers, continued an ancient tradition of using heavy armour and long lances, and fought in a compact formation for maximum shock effect. They were quite distinct from conventional Roman light cavalry, and they served across the Empire,