The general term for this torsion driven device is Ballista . The crossbow-like device you described is a Scorpio . The Polybolos was a similar weapon . ~ See related links below .
French and Swiss armies favoured the crossbow. It was not liked in English armies, who preferred the longbow.
A couple of the armies that were in Greece were the Athenians and the Persians.
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It was invented between 600 and 500 BC in or in the neighborhood of China. Its use quickly spread as it turned out to be a powerful and very easy to use weapon. Around 450 BC it was already in use in ancient Greece, who over time developed larger varieties for use as siege weapons. In medieval Europe armies usually had whole army groups of mounted and unmounted crossbow men. The arrival and development of firearms finally meant the end of the crossbow and in the course of the 16th century it vanised from the armies. As a hunting weapon it long remained popular, and today the crossbow has returned to army use; sometimes as a silent killer by special forces and during the Yugoslav civil war also by regular forces.
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ancient mali was organized because they had armies
The Mongols
I am just reading about Crecy (1327): Oh dear, the crossbow is found out ! It has a very high impact speed, but this is detracted by its rate of fire. The crossbow is excellent against static targets, but the crossbowmen must be defended because of their slow rate of fire....
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it is basically a general of the armies
by finding food
The ancient Romans built roads to help travel their armies from one place to the other