The Byzantine Cataphractoi
Classical Antiquity (500 BCE–500 CE), Dark Ages (500–900 CE), High Middle Ages (900–1300 CE), Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Mesopotamia, Caucasus & Frontier Highlands, Calvary & Mounted, Archery & Missile, Special Operations & Elite Units, Siege & Engineering, Religious & Ideological Bingo Barnes Classical Antiquity (500 BCE–500 CE), Dark Ages (500–900 CE), High Middle Ages (900–1300 CE), Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Mesopotamia, Caucasus & Frontier Highlands, Calvary & Mounted, Archery & Missile, Special Operations & Elite Units, Siege & Engineering, Religious & Ideological Bingo Barnes

The Byzantine Cataphractoi

A disciplined wall of armored horsemen advances with relentless precision, embodying the Byzantine Empire’s doctrine of patience, weight, and inevitable force on the battlefield.

Group Rank - 184

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The Tagmata
Dark Ages (500–900 CE), High Middle Ages (900–1300 CE), Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Mesopotamia, Caucasus & Frontier Highlands, Infantry, Special Operations & Elite Units, Calvary & Mounted, Religious & Ideological, Siege & Engineering Bingo Barnes Dark Ages (500–900 CE), High Middle Ages (900–1300 CE), Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Mesopotamia, Caucasus & Frontier Highlands, Infantry, Special Operations & Elite Units, Calvary & Mounted, Religious & Ideological, Siege & Engineering Bingo Barnes

The Tagmata

The Tagmata rode like a disciplined storm loosed from the palace gates, a brotherhood of armored precision that broke rebellions, crushed invasions, and outlived the emperors they served.

Group Rank - 188

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Tang Imperial Guards
Classical Antiquity (500 BCE–500 CE), Dark Ages (500–900 CE), East Asia, Steppe & Central Asia, Special Operations & Elite Units, Infantry, Calvary & Mounted, Archery & Missile, Urban & Close-Quarters, Siege & Engineering Bingo Barnes Classical Antiquity (500 BCE–500 CE), Dark Ages (500–900 CE), East Asia, Steppe & Central Asia, Special Operations & Elite Units, Infantry, Calvary & Mounted, Archery & Missile, Urban & Close-Quarters, Siege & Engineering Bingo Barnes

Tang Imperial Guards

The Tang Imperial Guards lived and died as the empire’s steel conscience—glorious in its youth, decadent in its age, and always one heartbeat away from violence.

Group Rank - 189

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Hunnic Noble Cavalry
Eastern Europe, Steppe & Central Asia, Calvary & Mounted, Mythic & Legendary, Classical Antiquity (500 BCE–500 CE), Dark Ages (500–900 CE), Archery & Missile, Nomadic & Raider, Guerilla & Irregular Bingo Barnes Eastern Europe, Steppe & Central Asia, Calvary & Mounted, Mythic & Legendary, Classical Antiquity (500 BCE–500 CE), Dark Ages (500–900 CE), Archery & Missile, Nomadic & Raider, Guerilla & Irregular Bingo Barnes

Hunnic Noble Cavalry

A predator aristocracy on horseback, the Hunnic noble cavalry tore across late antiquity with speed, terror, and precision, unraveling empires before they could even form a shield wall.

Group Rank - 195

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