- 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...
- 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...
- were infantrymen,
serving as
artillerymen of the
Roman army who
handled ballistae. They were
classed as immunes,
exempt from
fatigue duty of entrenching...
- 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...
- skill.
According to the
classical scholar Martin Winkler,
catapults and
ballistae would not have been used in a forest, as they were
reserved primarily...
- target.
Ballistae were accurate, but
lacked firepower compared with that of a
mangonel or trebuchet.
Because of
their immobility, most
ballistae were constructed...
-
Ballistae on a
Roman ship...
-
Technological history of the
Roman military From
sticks and
stones to
ballistae and quinqueremes.
Political history of the
Roman military From subjects...
