ballista
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The ballista, plural ballistae or ballistas, sometimes called bolt thrower, was an ancient missile weapon that launched either bolts or stones at a distant target.
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aerotonon, cheiroballistra, neuroballistic weapon, torsion siege engine, weapon functional class,
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- Antike Katapulte / Werner Soedel, Vernard Foley. - (5.1979) - scientific article, Q188, 1979
- Antike Katapulte / Werner Soedel, Vernard Foley. - (5.1979) - scientific article, Q188, 1979
- Ancient Catapults - Article from Scientific American published in 1979, Q1860
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| class | weapon | aerotonon | siege artillery, ballista | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | cheiroballistra | ballista, torsion siege engine | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | One talent ballista (26 kg [57 lb] weight projectile) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ballista Romana | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Porquinho Balistes carolinensis 3 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Porquinho Balistes carolinensis 2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Porquinho Balistes carolinensis | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Porquinho Balistes carolinensis e sargos | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Replica of Roman Ballista | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Poissons naturalisés Baliste GLAM 2016Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Alghero 215DSC 0627 (49415141842) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hjemsted Oldtidspark - krigsmaskiner 3 | Commons | ||


![One talent ballista (26 kg [57 lb] weight projectile)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Bal_BBC1.jpg)




