- The
ballista (Latin, from Gr**** βαλλίστρα
ballistra and that from βάλλω ballō, "throw"),
plural ballistae or
ballistas,
sometimes called bolt thrower,...
- The FN
Ballista is a
sniper rifle developed by FN Herstal. The
company states that the
Ballista's design compares with the
Remington MSR, the Sako TRG...
- A
ballista elephant, also
known as a
Khmer ballista, is a war
elephant mounted with a
simple or double-bowed
ballista which was used by the Angkorian...
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Balista or
Ballista (died c. 261), also
known in the
sources with the name of "Callistus", was one of the
Thirty Tyrants of the
controversial Historia...
-
Carroballista was an ancient, cart-mounted
ballista, a type of
mobile field artillery.
According to the
Roman author Vegetius (Epitoma rei
militaris II...
- Gigi
Ballista (1
December 1918 – 2
August 1980) was an
Italian film and
television actor. He
appeared in 60
films between 1961 and 1980. Born in Florence...
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including "crossbow" itself; most of
these names derived from the word
ballista, an
ancient Gr****
torsion siege engine similar in
appearance but different...
- by the
scientifically engineered ballista. The
difference between the two is the use of
torsion power by the
ballista. The most
notable use of the oxybeles...
- the
torsion mechanism of
ancient ballistas, with two arms held in a
skein of
twisted sinew or hair.
Unlike the
ballista, it
seems to have been
housed in...
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activities helped maintain morale and
camaraderie within the ranks. The
ballista was a
powerful catapult,
consisting of a beam with a
frame at the end,...
