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I am aware of Roman title of ,knight' referred to a nobility class of finacial wealth. They originated from wealthy men, who could finance their own enquipment in times of war. What if a real knighted 'warrior class' developed during the span of Roman Empire (and Byzanz). Requirements are, that they are commited to a specific code of honor and a seperate military curriclae like the Western European knight during medival Age or the Samurai. The Pretorians of the Imperial Age (later Excubitores of Byzanz) had some kind of honor and served as an Elite Guard, often becoming a state in the state. Problem with a real knight class in roman Empire is their lack of domestic cavalry tradition, which exclusively had been an auxiliary task. The armored Sarmatian cavalry of later Imperial Age and Byzanz came close to what knights look like and sometimes are connected with the legend of King Artus. Also allowed for the challenge are a class of warriors, that primary fight on foot.
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