The roman army made their weapons by making metal then shaping them.
Twisting rope creates tension and this was converted into thrusting force. Catapults and other throwing weapons used this source of energy.
Wood is - relative to metal - lightweight for transporting
Iron provided the penetrating strength for their projectiles.
The large majority of ancient weapons in Ancient Greece were made of wood and bronze. A spear or "Doru" would have a long, sometimes up to 12 Foot, wooden shaft with a bronze tip.
The Greek sword or "Xiphos" was made of bronze around 60cm long although the Spartans were mentioned to have started constructing them as small as 30cm after the Greco-Persian wars.
The Greek shield or "Aspis" (NOT Hoplon) was round and 1 meter in diameter in length with a convex wooden frontage to mould around the body and easily deflect a blow. On rare occasions the rich would be able to afford a thin sheet of bronze to be applied to the frontage for extra protection.
It wan't uncommon for Hoplites to go to battle with sometimes merely a felt cap or leather armour and doru in the rear ranks. Armour and weapons were expensive and many greek states often freed slaves to bolster their ranks.
Iron was not used in Ancient Greece until much later into the classical period due the the fact the smelting temperature was much higher than that of bronze and the Greeks did not posses the technology to smelt it.
Despite what people tell you steel was NOT used at all in ancient Greece. Steel hadn't begun to be even commonly used until late 16'th century after Henry VIII attempted to arm his fleet with steel cannons until he finally resorted to iron which was more cost effective.
Most Of the Weapons Were made Of Celestial Bronze and Wood
The ancient Romans had armories where trained workers constructed and assembled weapons.
I don't know about the bow, but I know that the arrow is made of wood, bark, sinew, bone, horn, glues and metal.
Weapons were made throughout the history of ancient Rome (753 BC-476 AD). Weapon making already existed well before the Romans.
Generally the best weapons were made of bronse but you are talking about the high families with money or by kings funding. on average they would have been word or wood and stone
The Romans made weapons for the same reasons as all the other ancient peoples. They made them for the army and some people bought weapons for self-defence.
the Romans had an army to concur land and make there empire stronger.
Probably back in the early days of the city they did make their own weapons, shields included. However, once the army grew and became professional, the Romans had arsenals which produced their weapons. In Italy, shields were produced at Verona and Cremona. In Gaul at Autun,, Trier and Amiens.
materials
Yes.
For the same reason as anyone else: to fight.
Blacksmiths made their weapons by using heat to craft hard materials.
iugerguer9 the maori used wood, animal bones and greenstone to make their weapons. \
bronze ivory wood different materials like that.
They used brass mostly.
wooden weapons were usually made of oak or ash, and arrows were made of maple most metal weapons were made of steel.
they made armor to protect the army for when they went to war.