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The catapult was animportantsiege machine. It hurled stones and otherprojectilesover the walls of besieged cities.

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How do the Romans use the catapult?

They used the catapult for war.


Did the Romans use the cattapult?

Yes, the Romans used the catapult. It was part of their siege equipment.


What did Romans use to capture forts?

A catapult, some rope and a javalin


Did Romans use catapults?

Bllista catapult was used in the roman army on their warships and wars.


What equipment did Romans use to capture forts?

The equipment to capture a fort; a catapult a rope a javelin


What is considered to be a real catapult?

a weapon used to launch objects at bases or for experimenting also romans used it


What was a weapon the Romans devolped?

The ballista , a giant catapult that could throw large boulders against the wall of a city.


When was tha ballista catapult made and by who?

It was made by an ancient china boy named Stewie, who was trying to make a Catapult


When were catapult ivented?

It was invented in ancient Greece (in 399 BC) by Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse. The Romans later added wheels to the catapult to make it more maneuverable. A double-armed catapult (also called the trebuchet) was invented by Mariano Taccola of Siena during the middle Ages, about AD 1400.


Why didn't the Romans need many machines?

The Romans did need machines. They did not invent the two most important ones, the ballista (a crossbow -like catapult) and the crane because they adopted them from the Greeks. They developed them further, massively improving them. They invented the onager, a one armed torsion catapult which could fire bigger round projectiles


When were catapults used?

Some catapults were used in the middle ages to try and get into Medieval Castles. The Romans had catapults. I had a hand catapult when I was a youngster.


Did the ancient Romans invent the Catupute?

The catapult was not invented by the Romans but by the ancient Greeks. They were used in battles to launch heavy objects and hand grenades at the enemy. The last time they were known to be used was during WWI.