Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Cataphracta

Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

CATAPHRAC'TA (καταφράκτης). A term employed by Vegetius to designate generally any kind of breast-plate worn by the Roman infantry from the earliest period until the reign of the Emperor Gratianus. Veget. Mil. i. 20.