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Reproductions of ancient Greek artillery, including catapults such as the polybolos (to the left in the foreground) and a large, early crossbow known as the gastraphetes (mounted on the wall in the background) Many attempts were made in modern times to reproduce the ancient artillery pieces, following their ancient descriptions, and to test them.
Catapults are mentioned in Yajurveda under the name "Jyah" in chapter 30, verse 7. [3] [failed verification] In the 5th century BC the mangonel appeared in ancient China, a type of traction trebuchet and catapult. [4] [5] Early uses were also attributed to Ajatashatru of Magadha in his 5th century BC war against the Licchavis. [6]
A catapulta was a Roman machine for throwing arrows and javelins, [1] [2] 12 feet (3.7 m) or 15 feet (4.6 m) long, at the enemy. The name comes from the Greek katapeltes (καταπέλτης), because it could pierce or 'go through' (kata) shields (peltas). The design was probably inherited, along with the ballista, from Greek armies.
Onager with a bowl bucket Sketch of an onager with a sling, a later improvement that increased the length of the throwing arm, from Antique technology by Diels.. The onager (UK: / ˈ ɒ n ə dʒ ə /, / ˈ ɒ n ə ɡ ə /; US: / ˈ ɑː n ə dʒ ə r /) [1] was a Roman torsion-powered siege engine.
The gastraphetes (Ancient Greek: γαστραφέτης, lit. 'belly-releaser'), also called belly bow or belly shooter , was a hand-held crossbow used by the Ancient Greeks . [ 1 ] It was described in the 1st century AD by the Greek author Heron of Alexandria in his work Belopoeica , which draws on an earlier account of the famous Greek ...
The harpax or harpago (Koinē Greek: ἅρπαγα lit. "grabber, seizer, robber"; GEN ἅρπαγος harpagos) [1] was a Roman catapult-shot grapnel created by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa for use against Sextus Pompey during the naval battles of the Sicilian revolt. [2] The harpax allowed an enemy vessel to be harpooned and then winched ...
A FBI document obtained by Wikileaks details the symbols and logos used by pedophiles to identify sexual preferences. According to the document members of pedophilic organizations use of ...
Biton of Pergamon (Greek: Βίτων) was an ancient Greek writer and engineer, [1] who lived in the second or third century BC.Only two of his works are known: a lost book on optics, entitled Optics, and an extant short treatise on siege machines, Construction of War Machines and Catapults (Ancient Greek: Κατασκευαὶ πολεμικω̑ν ὄργάνων καὶ ...