AP-61 - Persian Heavy Cavalry, Cyrus the Youngers' Bodyguard D-Day Their decorated clothing

Their decorated clothing

chaotic melee engagements

and command within military organisations

creating highly realistic battlefield scenes

AP-61 - Persian Heavy Cavalry, Cyrus the Youngers' Bodyguard D-Day Their decorated clothingBased on Xenophons descriptions of Cyrus bodyguard at the Battle of Kounaxa in 401BC, they are described as having a cuirass under the red tunic, and a bronze helmet. The general appearance of recent illustrations are inspired by a relief in Turkey, which shows a Persian cavalryman with a crested pilos helmet fighting a Greek Hoplite. Another part of the relief shows bronze horses head armour, and horses breast armour of embossed bronze or leather. It