The (“gastraphetes”) belly-releaser (5th c. B.C.) – The most ancient catapult
In the land battles, the weapon range
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The “oxybeles” arrow-firing catapult of Zopyrus of Tarentum (4th c. B.C.)
It was a catapult that launched two
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The stone-throwing catapult of Charon of Magnesia (4th c. B.C.)
It was a launcher of small stones.
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The stone-throwing catapult of Isidorus of Abydos (4th c. B.C.)
It was a launcher of small stones.
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The scorpion “euthytonos” catapult (3th c. B.C.)
It was a powerful straight-spring catapult that
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The “monagon” V-spring catapult (4th c. B.C.)
It was a powerful stone-throwing catapult that
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The “palintonos” (V-spring) catapult (4th c. B.C.) The first big stone thrower in human history
It was a powerful V-spring catapult that
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The repeating (“polybolos”) catapult of Dionysius of Alexandria (3rd c. B.C.) – The first application of motion through level chains
It was a repeating straight-spring catapult that
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