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Автор: Tom Jentz, Peter Sarson
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 1841766348
Количество страниц: 51
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Размер: 13 Мб
Каталожный номер: 103947
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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.
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