ballista


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an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges

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Roman ink writing tablets on wood, bath clogs, leather shoes belonging to men, women and children, stylus pens, knives, combs, hairpins, brooches and a wide assortment of other weapons including cavalry lances, arrowheads and ballista bolts were all abandoned on the barrack room floors.
Caption: A reflex design, the Ballista Ti-G1 slips 3 inches of its 8-inch length over your barrel, making the suppressor addition more compact than it would otherwise be.
Tank 100, part of the World of Tanks games and apps, was developed by Ballista Digital, specialists in historybased apps for museums, and gives anyone with an interest in tank gaming or history the opportunity to see a life-sized model of the Mark I externally, while being able to view 360-degree films of tanks in action.
Some 2,000 years after the Bar Kokhba revolt, a Roman ballista ball from that era was discovered southwest of Jerusalem at Tel Beitar, the archeological site at the ancient city of Beitar and the place of the last major battle in the revolt.
It may not be far in the future when dads will grill burgers with pump action air rifles alongside the charcoal, and have Standard Firework rocket launchers in the rockery and a Roman ballista on standby.
O estudo e de autoria de um grupo de professores integrado por Vanessa Aparecida Ballista Tavares de Araujo, Raimunda Abou Gebran e Helena Faria de Barros.
However, when the son of one of his client-kings was killed by a Roman ballista, he vowed to destroy the city.
Tickets PS10 www.ardhowentheatre.com LIVING HISTORY MEDIEVAL SIEGE MACHINE DEMONSTRATION DATE: Sunday31st August TIME: 2.30-3.30pm VENUE: Eniskillen Castle Museum Meet a costumed guide read to show you the intricacies of medieval siege machines including the trebuchet and the ballista. Normal admission rates apply www.enniskillencastle.co.uk
Although I am writing before Friday's 48-hour declarations for the races, I would fancy the chances of the Roodee-loving Ballista in the Listed Queensferry Stakes.
9 May 2014 - Irish technical services provider Keywords Studios Plc (LON:KWS) said today it had agreed to take over Italian translation and audio services provider Binari Sonori Srl from its founding shareholders Fulvio Sioli, Fabio Minazzi and Andrea Ballista.
Vendor: Andrea Ballista, Fabio Minazzi, Fulvio Sioli
Of course, early designs often focused on mechanical innovations for military advantage, such as the catapult, ballista, and counterweight trebuchet, but many innovations served civic needs.