Cheiroballistra
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cheiroballistra-167-13525318
title:
Cheiroballistra
text:
The cheiroballistra or manuballista (Latin), which translates in all its forms to "hand ballista", was an imperial-era Roman siege engine. Designed by Hero of Alexandria and mostly composed of metal, it shot bolts that were smaller than those in other forms of ballistae and generally made of metal. It was the next major improvement after the scorpio. The name of the weapon is composed of the Greek words for 'hand' and 'shooter' implying that portable versions might also have existed, similar to
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Classical-era small missile launcher
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheiroballistra
date created:
2005-10-17T20:39:26Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T10:54:29Z
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image:
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