Ballista

different types of weapons such as the ballista, body armor, and innovation of war strategy and tactics. Many of those weapons have evolved into more technologically advanced weapons that we still use today. The Ancient Greeks invented many advanced weapons for their time. Their innovations developed into our modern day weapons and military tactics. These inventions helped pave the way for the contemporary military weapons that are still being utilized today. The ballista was a very strong and…

Trebuchets and Catapults Trebuchets and catapults have a significant impact in history. In the past, people such as the Arabs, Romans, and Greeks used them in war all the way up till the Medieval Era. In fact, these machines may have been major turning points towards winning certain wars. The creativity of people at that time ultimately made them the inventors of a new technology that would clear the way for more improvements. However, trebuchets and catapults were built for separate purposes.…

600 years from the 4th century B.C- the 3rd century A.D. Siege weapons were very important for thousands of years. The romans used many siege weapons such as the catapults and the siege tower. One of their siege weapons were known as the Ballista. Ballistas are large, crossbow like weapons that would shoot large arrows from afar to make and opening in the enemy’s wall for Roman infantry to then attempt to take over the…

“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world,” stated famous Greek inventor, Archimedes . One of the city-states of Greece, Athens, used their adept shipbuilding skills to create the most powerful navy the world had ever seen. Using this great navy as a ‘fulcrum’ the Athenians protected their territory and fended off dangerous enemies like the Persian Empire. The main component of this great navy was a type of ship known as a trireme. The ancient…

at capturing territory, they had a government in place that could keep up with the huge empire that they obtained, and the location of the Mongolian Empire allowed trade to flourish. The Mongols had many military weapons like the catapult and the ballista that allowed them to conquer many territories, along with tactics that allowed them to be able to use these very destructive weapons. Perhaps the most impressive thing about the Mongolian Empire was the way they ran an Empire, although the size…

friends ever since. I had a Beretta Ballista that shoots a .308 Lapua Magnum so I could shoot long distances and Alex had a AR-15 that shoots a 5.56*.39. I was in the deep woods in a treestand and Alex was just about 20 yards away in a ground blind. I saw some movement in the distance but it was very dark at night with no moon so I couldn't see much so I got my night vision spotting scope out and switched on the night vision on my vortex scope on my ballista. I looked through the spotting…

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they took the Greek ballistae as their own, they were not just copycats. The Romans were able to develop them into much smaller versions that were more easily carried and lighter in weight that also had improved accuracy by 25% . This new improved ballista was able to give the Romans an advantage in range and diversity of their military tactics. For example, during Julius Caesar 's first invasion of Britain he was struggling to unload his men on the shores available due to the overwhelming…

There are three majors areas that are visited in the book. The Shire, Valley of the Elves, and of course The Lonely Mountain. These areas are encompassed by middle earth, also the story begins in 2941 and ended in 2942. The Shire is a peaceful land with lushest green hilly terrain as far as the eye can see, with wonderful Hobbits enjoying each other's time as well as minding their own business and sticking to very usual lives. These lands are so beautiful and peaceful I’m certain you wouldn’t…

The Roman Military connects to a lot of things because if the Roman Empire did not have the military power they had, the Roman Empire would not have conquered as many places as they did. Most emperors either lead or fought in the army like Julius Caesar, Aurelian, Vespasian, Augustus and Hadrian. Hadrian was good emperor because he admired the Greek architecture and he established cities throughout the Balkan Peninsula, Egypt, Asia Minor and Greece. To prevent the military troops from…