The figure to the right is Ahura Mazda, and to the left is the Persian Goddess Anahita.
The figure on top in the middle is believed to be Khosrau II. Relief Taq-e Bostan (Kermanshah Province in Iran) from the era of Sassanid Empire: One of the oldest depictions of a cataphract. Apart from the Seleucids, various other Central Asian nations also had cataphracts in their armies. It has been estimated that these cavalrymen were used in the region as early as the 6 th century B.C. This image portrays a warrior clad in armor, armed with a lance and bow, and mounted on an armored horse. It has been pointed out that one of the earliest known depictions of the cataphract can be found in Khwarezm, a region in Central Asia near the Aral Sea. The cataphract, however, was not a Greek ‘product’, and was only adopted by the armies of the Seleucid Empire sometime during the 4th century B.C., after they went on military campaigns against their eastern neighbours. The word ‘cataphract’ has its origins in the Greek language, and is said to mean ‘fully armored’ or ‘closed from all sides’. The most heavily armed cavalry unit in the ancient world was the greatly feared cataphract. Other types of cavalry units were heavily armed, and were used as shock troops to break enemy formations. Some were armed lightly and were used to harass the enemy from afar with missiles or to pursue routing troops.
Afghanistan remains an independent nation today, although it faces internal strife and violence.By the 7 th and 8 th centuries B.C., the role of the chariot in battle was gradually being replaced by cavalry units in the Near East. After a brief period of power, Afghanistan came into conflict with the British Empire, and later the Soviet Union.
Its unit roster is similar to that of Persia.Īfghanistan declared independence from Persia in 1709. It is an emergent nation.Īfghanistan's Flag General Information Īs the region of Afghanistan is initially controlled by Persia, Afghanistan often can emerge if all of Persia's European theatre territories fall. Afghanistan is a minor faction in Empire: Total War.
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