What was the purpose of the Roman catapult?

Answer 1

• Fighting a War
• A costume party (dressed as a medieval soldier with the horse in tow)
• Launching water balloons
• Throwing dead animals into castles (or houses as the case may be)
• Launching aircraft
• Batting cages
• Tennis courts
• Launching yourself (check out the links page to see someone who did just that!)
• Breaking your neighbor's windows
• Playing catch with your dog (even when you don't want to!)
• Throwing tennis balls into a drain (check the pictures)
• Canvas for impressionistic art describing Mrs. Balga's science class
• Shooting rockets
• Pigs in SPACE!
• Sending tennis balls into the air for science projects

Answer 2

Well, it depends on what kind of catapult of your choice. For example the trebuchet works by transferring the stored weight to the projectile. The main source of energy is in a counter weight. The heavier the counter weight the farther the payload will travel. The mangonel works by having a arm with a basket at the end that accelerates and it propels the payload forward. The energy mainly comes from the twisted ropes or from flexed pieces of wood.

Answer 3

A Roman piece of artillery called a catapult was a useful weapon during a Roman siege of a city or enemy fortress. The catapult could be loaded with rocks to destroy enemy walls and act as a cannon ball against enemy troops within a city or fortress. The catapult could also contain a combustible piece of wood to try and set a fire inside enemy walls. As another method of using a catapult to destroy enemy soldiers was placing nails and pieces of scrap metal in the catapult to do as much damage as it could to the enemy.

Answer 4

Consider it the artillery of the past. It was the long range fire power of its day.

Answer 5

During the Middle Ages, catapults were used to fling diseased animals across into enemy fortresses and cities.

Answer 6

To fling things over walls or into armies. (at least in ancient rome...)

Answer 7

Destroying medieval buildings

Answer 8

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