Greek & Roman Artillery 399 BC-AD 363 [Osprey New Vanguard 089]

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Автор: Duncan B. Campbell:

Название: Greek & Roman Artillery 399 BC-AD 363 [Osprey New Vanguard 089]:

Серия: Osprey New Vanguard 089:

Издательство: Osprey Publishing Ltd:

Страниц: 51:

Язык: Английский:

Год: 2003:

Формат: pdf:

Размер: 12,7 Mb:

Описание (About this book): The catapult (katapeltikon) was invented under the patronage of Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse, in the 4th century bc. At first only the arrow-firing variant was used, and it was not until the reign of Alexander the Great that stone-projecting catapults were introduced. The Romans adopted these weapons during the Punic Wars and further developed them, before introducing the new arrow-firing ballista and stone-throwing onager. This title traces the often controversial design, development and construction of these weapons throughout the history of the classical world.