Roman siege engines were, for the most part, adapted from Hellenistic siege technology. Relatively small efforts were made to develop the technology;...

rulers to make use of siege engines to a large extent were Philip II of Macedonia and Alexander the Great. Their large engines spurred an evolution that...

ship-borne siege engine which was invented by Heracleides of Tarentum and was first used unsuccessfully by Marcus Claudius Marcellus during the Roman siege of...

This is a list of siege engines invented through history. A siege engine is a weapon used to circumvent or destroy fortifications such as defensive walls...

A Roman siege tower or breaching tower (or in the Middle Ages, a belfry) is a specialized siege engine, constructed to protect assailants and ladders while...

The onager (UK: /ˈɒnədʒə/, /ˈɒnəɡə/; US: /ˈɑːnədʒər/) was a Roman torsion-powered siege engine. It is commonly depicted as a catapult with a bowl, bucket...

"Ordinary siege engines of the trebuchet and ballista varieties remained in Ireland until at least the late 15th century, arrow-firing engines being recorded...

A battering ram is a siege engine that originated in ancient times and was designed to break open the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their...

it replaced torsion powered siege engines such as the ballista and onager. The rapid displacement of torsion siege engines was probably due to a combination...

The siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE was the decisive event of the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE), a major rebellion against Roman rule in the province of...

scorpion was a type of Roman torsion siege engine and field artillery piece. It was described in detail by the early-imperial Roman architect and engineer...

catapulta was made of wood and were placed on stands. Greek and Roman artillery Roman siege engines Pitassi, Michael (2010). The Navies of Rome. Boydell & Brewer...

The siege of Carthage was the main engagement of the Third Punic War fought between Carthage and Rome. It consisted of the nearly three-year siege of the...

stated by Alan Wilkins. Ballista Ballista elephant Gastraphetes Roman siege engines Scorpio (weapon) Tachanka Warry, Warfare in the Classical World (1995)...

construction of machines – Roman siege engines, water mills, drainage machines, Roman technology, hoisting, pneumatics Roman architects were skilled in...

engines from the Romans. The Romans had achieved and maintained a high degree of sophistication in siege warfare and had developed a range of siege machines...

mostly obsolete. Preceding the development of torsion siege engines were tension siege engines that had existed since at least the beginning of the 4th...

of Roman power". The bridge was intended to show otherwise. Although most Roman siege engines were adaptations of earlier Greek designs, the Romans were...

Archimedes to burn Roman ships Roman siege engines – Adapted from Hellenistic siege technology Sambuca (siege engine) – Ship-borne siege engine Greek fire Rorres...

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Siege in ancient Rome was one of the techniques used by the Roman army to achieve ultimate victory, although pitched battles were considered the only...

Janiculum in Rome. The Roman military technology ranged from personal equipment and armament to deadly siege engines. Pilum (spear): The Roman heavy spear was...

The Siege of Hatra in 197–198 was the second siege of Hatra by Septimius Severus during the Roman–Parthian War of 194–198. He wanted to conquer Hatra...

ramp were created in order to facilitate Roman siege engines but the Jewish rebels capitulated before the Roman attack had begun. The rebels were allowed...

position, sought to hinder Roman efforts. When the banks were complete, Pompey erected siege towers and brought up siege engines and battering rams from...

the Roman army and navy, while Hippo was fruitlessly besieged. A Carthaginian sortie from Hippo destroyed the Roman siege engines, causing the Romans to...

several losses in engagements with the Romans. Fearing a long siege and the destruction the Roman siege engines would cause in their towns, the Lusitanians...

notion that all things Roman were perfect," that the "Romans had siege engines; therefore the Romans had the best siege engines imaginable." The Renaissance...

steered towards the desired attack point, while always keeping the siege engines inside aimed at the walls, and the protective body of the machine directly...

determined to remove all Roman imperial rule over Europe. However, it was only when the Avars began moving forward heavy siege equipment towards the Theodosian...