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  1. February 13, 2010, 12:00 PM #1
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    I've been aware of the reconstruction of Persian and Sassanian troop types in the parade for the Shah of Iran through Farrokh's book but was astonished to find it on YouTube!

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    Default Re: Sassanian Video from Iran

    Interestingly, there are units they apparently refer to as "calabaranius".
    It seems we've just gotten the answer where the Roman term of "clibanarius" came from. It must have been the corruption (or adaptation into latin/greek context) of the original persian term.

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    I thought thier cataphracts were called Savaran?
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