Roman Catafracts - A Tale of Two Cities

Aurelian and zabdis finally met in battle in may or june of two 72. Aurelian employed the same ruse claudius had used against the goths at nisus, a ruse. After leading the catafracts on a merry chase that wore out the heavily armored palmyrines, the roman cavalry wheeled around at a second prearranged moment to devastating their ranks. As soon as zabdis learned the fate of his armored cavalry, he knew that the battle was lost. His infantry was no match for the roman infantry. And wasting little time, zabdus ordered a retreat back to antioch.