Catapulta
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A catapulta was a Roman machine for throwing arrows and javelins,[1][2] 12 feet (3.7 m) or 15 feet (4.6 m) long, at the enemy. The name comes from the Greek katapeltes (καταπέλτης), because it could pierce or 'go through' (kata) shields (peltas). The design was probably inherited, along with the ballista, from Greek armies. Some versions of the catapulta were portable. Smaller two-armed versions of the catapulta were known as scorpiones.[3][4] The catapulta was made of wood and were placed on stands.[5]
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pitassi, Michael (2010). The Navies of Rome. Boydell & Brewer. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-84383-600-1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Catapult Design, Construction and Competition with the Projectile Throwing Engines of the Ancients. RLT Industries. 2006. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-9776497-0-9.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Southern, Pat (2007-10-01). The Roman Army: A Social and Institutional History. Oxford University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-19-804401-7.
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Further reading
- Duncan B. Campbell and Brian Delf, Greek and Roman Artillery 399 BC–AD 363, New Vanguard series 89, Osprey Publishing Ltd., Oxford 2003. Template:ISBN
External links
- Legion XXIV Catapulta, Features a detailed working reconstruction of a three-man catapulta.
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