Mega Mania

Parthian Army 1. Infantry Parthian spearman Parthian heavy infantry or swordsman Hyrcanian hillman Persian archers 2. Cavalry Parthian light cavalry (Kamandar-e Pahlavanig) Azadan cavalry (Aswaran-e Azadan) Clibanarii (Grivpanvar) 3. Champion unit Parthian Guard Cavalry (Pushtigban) 4. Siege None 5. Ships None 6. Heroes Arsaces Mithridates II The Great Surena (Rostam Suren-Pahlav) Vologases I (Valakhsh) Artabanus IV

Map of Sassanid Dynasty before Kosrow II

Sorry, please forgive my actions.

Parthian light cavalry: Parthian Cataphract Parthian light cavalry with cataphracts: Parthian Late Cataphract from Dura Europos graffiti:

Map of Parthian Empire: Parthian Subkingdoms

Due to the team member's request, i will do some adjustments in my posts.

Battle of Nisibis 217 AD Battle of Carrhae 53 BC

Another good picture ilustrated by Igor Dzis:

A useful website about Roman-Persian conflict: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Ammian/ And some bonus pictures:

As far as i know, armored elephants frequently appears in Ghaznavid and Ghurid Sultante. While historians like Ammianus Marcellinus mentioned elephantorum fulgentium but it doen't mean elephant armor at all because no strong evidence to support it. If armored elephants exists, it would certainly appeared in monuments and rock carvings.

I think we need a more generic Hebrew word for both chariot.

Late Parthian or Early Sassanid cavalry on foot: Sassanid castle(Dež-e Shāpūr-Khwāst):

Unfortunately they forget to join the center. To make things worse, they forget join the vital parts of the iron lames, not to mention the crude joints.

Actually they have mastered chariotry during the time of King David, then why do they need mercenaries from Egypt and Canaan?

Yes, but unfortunately i'm not the owner of the shield artwork. Now, shields for the infantry: Early 3dr Century shield (replica): Sassanid (Arab) shield fragments:

Sassanid shield boss: Sassanid shield artwork: :

Late Parthian Helmet: Early Sassanid Helmet: Late Sassanid Helmet: Sassanid Cavalry (dismounted):

He's a Polish, Lion. Also a picture of Late Sassanid Cavalry:

Yeah, you're right. I found it in http://dariocaballeros.blogspot.com/search/label/Sassanian

Persian infantry from Flagellum Dei: Zhayedan Golden Regiment:

Sassanid overthrow the Aškānīān:

Sassanid Prince: Sassanian Heavy Infantry: