Cataphract, 2nd Printing
LIVING RULES
- 2nd Edition
- Cataphract Rules
- Justinian Rules
- Errata and Clarifications [Updated September 2020]
- Italian Rules
- 1st Edition
Description
Cataphract portrays the development of the art of war wrought by the early Byzantine Empire, during the reign of Emperor Justinian, under his great Generals, Belisarius and Narses. During this period the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, for a brief period of time, re-captured a large portion of what was formerly the Western Roman Empire. Although successful in its attempts to reconquer Italy and North Africa, the Byzantine Empire's resources were insufficient to hold on to its gains.
Cataphract covers all the major battles that defined this era. To place these battles in their proper historical context, the Campaign Game, Justinian, is enclosed, which covers the quest to reconquer the Roman Empire under one ruler.
TIME SCALE 20 minutes per turn MAP SCALE 70 yards per hex UNIT SCALE 100 men per strength point NUMBER OF PLAYERS One to four |