Late Roman Auxiliary Archer Cavalry

The Armies of Rome found their eastern enemies difficult to combat, especially the mounted units of fielded by their greatest threats, the Sassanid Empire. Where there is a threat, there is also a tool, and the romans adapted the ways of their enemies to suit their war-making. Chiefly by introducing more and more archer cavalry into the mounted wings of their forces.  In some cases, these men could be armored, but a majority seemed to have been unarmored archer cavalry used to pepper the flank