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Sassanian cataphract, Taq-e Bostan relief, Iran, 4th century CE.
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Lendering, J. (2021, December 21). Sassanian Cataphract. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15055/sassanian-cataphract/
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Lendering, Jona. "Sassanian Cataphract." World History Encyclopedia, December 21, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15055/sassanian-cataphract/.
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Lendering, Jona. "Sassanian Cataphract." World History Encyclopedia, 21 Dec 2021, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15055/sassanian-cataphract/.
