- Gr**** βαλλίστρα
ballistra and that from βάλλω ballō, "throw"),
plural ballistae or ballistas,
sometimes called bolt thrower, was an
ancient missile weapon...
- 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...
-
certain that the
ballistae are
actually shooting. The
whole representation could be
simply an
image of
carts transporting ballistae to
their destination...
- 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...
-
leather or in metal,
carrying swords and
javelins as weapons, and
operating ballistae and
crossbows as
their long
distance weapons,
Goldsworthy noted that Roman...
- 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...
- 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...
-
immediate use.
Additional equipment, such as rams, towers, or
larger ballistae were
added as needed. Thus, by extrapolation, a
legion had an artillery...
-
Ballistae on a
Roman ship...
