Catapulta
A catapulta was a Roman machine for throwing arrows and javelins, 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.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Catapulta". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
External links
- Legion XXIV Catapulta, Features a detailed working reconstruction of a three-man catapulta.
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