- Gr**** βαλλίστρα
ballistra and that from βάλλω ballō, "throw"),
plural ballistae or ballistas,
sometimes called bolt thrower, was an
ancient missile weapon...
- skeins), it shot
bolts that were
smaller than
those in
other forms of
ballistae and
generally made of metal. It was the next
major improvement after the...
- the most part on ladders,
towers and rams to ****ault a
fortified town.
Ballistae were also emplo****, but held no
permanent place within a legion's roster...
- Great,
improvements were made to
siege artillery such as bolt-shooting
ballistae and
siege engines such as huge
rolling siege towers. E. W. Marsden and...
- target.
Ballistae were accurate, but
lacked firepower compared with that of a
mangonel or trebuchet.
Because of
their immobility, most
ballistae were constructed...
- skill.
According to the
classical scholar Martin Winkler,
catapults and
ballistae would not have been used in a forest, as they were
reserved primarily...
- were infantrymen,
serving as
artillerymen of the
Roman army who
handled ballistae. They were
classed as immunes,
exempt from
fatigue duty of entrenching...
-
cohort had an onager,
giving the
legion a
formidable siege train of 59
ballistae and 10 onagers, each
manned by 10
libritors (artillerymen) and mounted...
-
account of
these events credits the
Mongols with
using catapults and
ballistae only in the
battle of Mohi, but
several Chinese sources speak of p'ao...
-
immediate use.
Additional equipment, such as rams, towers, or
larger ballistae were
added as needed. Thus, by extrapolation, a
legion had an artillery...
