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Yes, it is a catapult. Just like a mangonel but not a trebuchet.

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Stronger catapult ballista mangonel or trebuchert?

Trebuchet. Scary thing.


What civilization is credited with designing the first catapult and when?

The ancient Greeks are credited with designing the first catapult, known as the "ballista," around the 4th century BCE. The ballista was a large weapon that used tension to launch projectiles, such as arrows or stones, at high velocities. It played a significant role in ancient warfare.


What is a Roman Billista?

A Roman Ballista was a catapult-like device used for throwing stones at city walls during a siege.


What are facts about catapults?

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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

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What is the name for a roman spear catapult?

Ballista


When was the ballista made?

when was the ballista catapult made and by who?It was built by the earlier Greeks in 800BC


When was tha ballista catapult made and by who?

The ballista catapult was made in ancient times, likely around 400 BC. It was primarily used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The precise individual or group who invented the ballista is unknown.


What is three siege engines in the middle ages?

Trebuchet Catapult Ballista


Is a onager like a ballista?

no, it is from a different country (rome) but it is a versian of a catapult


Stronger catapult ballista mangonel or trebuchert?

Trebuchet. Scary thing.


What does a trebuchet a catapult and a ballista have in common?

They all throw a stone, rock or arrow.


What weapons did the ancient Greeks invent?

spears catapult swords sheilds ballista


What type of catapult is based on a bow and arrow?

The ballista, which is effectively a large-scale crossbow.


What are three examples of the catapult?

3 of the most common types are the ballista, the trebuchet, and the mangonel


When was the first ballista catapult invented?

in 399 BC by the ancient Greeks at Syracuse for warfare


What was a weapon the Romans devolped?

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