Interesting discovery - Cataphracts in the trailer!

[KLAssurbanipal]

I found an interesting scene of the trailer.

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Clearly visible the horse armor known image of Parthians preview.
In the background you can see blurred figures that resemble armor and helmets cataphracts. Would likely they will.

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However, the Egyptian cataphracts should rather be Hellenistic, not eastern as Parthians.

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EDIT: These cataphracts are on the Roman side.

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Hellenic and Eastern Cataphracts will look different.

Those units are on the Roman side in the trailer.

Egypt does not have access to Hellenic Cataphracts.

They should be in expansion - Barbarian Invasion 2 / Fall of the Roman Empire (4th-5th cent. AD).






I hope units in the trailer are mercenaries, not Roman cataphracts.

[Markas]

So why are they fighting the Egyptian infantry, then?

[KLAssurbanipal]

Cataphracts are fighting the ROMAN inf

[KLAssurbanipal]

Not they. Only one Roman soldier kills Egyptian warrior. Cataphracts are nearby.
In other scene Roman cavalry (without horse armors) killed Egyptian machimoi.

[Stavroforos]

Looks pretty interesting KLA, though hopefully we'll be able to get a more detailed and accurate preview in the future.

[Yayattasa]

What about roman mercenaries? Maybe those were sarmatian mercenaries

[Durnaug]

Holy perspicuous perspicacities Batman! Excellent detective work. Le rep (if I'm allowed).

[KLAssurbanipal]

What about roman mercenaries? Maybe those were sarmatian mercenaries

I think that these aren't Sarmatian mercenaries as it is campaign in Egypt.
They seem to be fighting with the Roman legionaries.

[Yayattasa]

I think that these aren't Sarmatian mercenaries as it is campaign in Egypt.
They seem to be fighting with the Roman legionaries.

Sarmatian mercenaries were all over the Empire

[D E C]

Good catch, I can't notice stuff like that. I think they're too blurred though to classify them as Parthian or Hellenistic.

[Sharpe]

UNIQUE UNIT!

[Antiochus]

Unique? They looks like Parthian model. They should be other looking.

[Zeybek]

It boggles the mind how people can notice stuff like this... In any case nice one, thanks for sharing. I'm fairly confident that CA won't use the Parthian cataphract model for the hellenic ones, they seem to have more sense this time round than in Rome I, just glancing at any Osprey book which they seem to have done should tell them.

[Jack Lusted]

Hellenic and Eastern Cataphracts will look different.

Those units are on the Roman side in the trailer.

Egypt does not have access to Hellenic Cataphracts.

[PROMETHEUS ts]

Hellenic and Eastern Cataphracts will look different.

Those units are on the Roman side in the trailer.

Egypt does not have access to Hellenic Cataphracts.

Hey jack can you tell us who is the Guy Yelling in the Senate , fighting on the boat and appearing also on the battle?
It seems he had a bad beetles style hair day and a lot of people are having different speculations ...
also why he has that kind of hairs?

[Lockcaps]

Hey jack can you tell us who is the Guy Yelling in the Senate , fighting on the boat and appearing also on the battle?
It seems he had a bad beetles style hair day and a lot of people are having different speculations ...
also why he has that kind of hairs?

The guy in the senate is Scipio (listen to the Siege of Carthage battle intro, they use the exact same words) and the guy on the boat is Caesar, i assume.

[BeastG33]

Hey jack can you tell us who is the Guy Yelling in the Senate , fighting on the boat and appearing also on the battle?
It seems he had a bad beetles style hair day and a lot of people are having different speculations ...
also why he has that kind of hairs?

His hair looks fine, in accord with the depictions of Romans in recent popular culture. See Gladiator, Spartacus (Showtime), HBO's Rome, etc.

[PROMETHEUS ts]

His hair looks fine, in accord with the depictions of Romans in recent popular culture. See Gladiator, Spartacus (Showtime), HBO's Rome, etc.

Oh ok then find me those sescription lol ... I doubt you can find any ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYbJ7i8X47M

[kambiz]

Those units are on the Roman side in the trailer

I didn't know Republic of Rome - early Imperial Rome had Cataphracts too !?!?!

[GrudgeNL]

I didn't know Republic of Rome - early Imperial Rome had Cataphracts too !?!?!

It's most likely a Mercenary unit.