The Roman Empire in the Middle East recruited so-called “dromedarii”, who were camel-riding soldiers in the desert provinces of the empire to replace classical cavalry. In this harsh arid climate, camels were often more useful than horses and dromedarii were both part of the transport and fighting units. The Roman Emperor Trajan (rule: 98AD–117AD) established 1000 strong dromedarii unit in Roman Syria. The practice of the empire was to include ...