- The
cheiroballistra (Gr****: χειροβαλλίστρα) or
manuballista (Latin),
which translates in all its
forms to "hand ballista", was an imperial-era
Roman siege...
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weapon has been
found by archaeologists. The
cheiroballistra and the
manuballista are held by many
archaeologists to be the same weapon.[citation needed]...
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repeatedly the use of
arrow firing weapons such as
arcuballista and
manuballista respectively cheiroballistra.
While most
scholars agree that one or more...
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wooden bows were traditional. The cheiroballistra, also
known as the
manuballista, was a
crossbow that was
occasionally used by the Romans. The ancient...
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separately to it and the
manuballista,
which was
torsion powered. Therefore, if the
arcuballista was not like the
manuballista, it may have been a crossbow...
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mobile field artillery (carroballistae)
Handheld Roman imperial era
manuballista or
cheiroballistra Late
Roman era
stone thrower (onager) used predominantly...
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refers to it and the
manuballista,
which was
torsion powered, separately. Therefore, if the
arcuballista was not like the
manuballista, it may have been...
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carroballista machine is
identical to that of the
cheiroballistra or
manuballista. It
seems that the
technical innovations introduced by the
adoption of...
- made the Gr****
ballista more portable,
calling the hand-held
version manuballista and the cart-mounted type carroballista. They also made use of a one...
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onagers bombarded enemy lines,
before full
ground ****ault by infantry. The
manuballista would "often be
described as the most
advanced two-armed
torsion engine...
