An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
Engine resembling a crossbow, used in hurling missles or large arrows. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 225) Related terms: Bombard / Catapult / Espringale / Mangonel / Springald / Trebuchet
A military engine often in the form of a crossbow for hurling large missiles.
A Roman military machine like a large crossbow that fired iron-tipped bolts.
(Latin) a high powered crossbow that hurled missiles long distances and could pierce armor.
A weapon that was used to fire metal arrows up to 500 yards at a speed of 115mph
a large crossbow mounted on a wooden frame.
medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
a pre-cursor to the crossbow
a sinew-powered weapon that looks like an enormous crossbow
artillery- weapon discharging arrows and stone balls
Huge siege engine resembling a crossbow.
War engine used for throwing large arrows
Roman seige engine similar to oversized crossbow.
an ancient military siege engine often in the form of a crossbow used to hurl large missiles, javelins or stones
A castle siege engine shaped like a large crossbow, for shooting large arrows.
The ballista (Latin, from Greek ballistēs, from ballein 'to throw', plural ballistae) was a powerful ancient crossbow, although employing several loops of twisted skeins to power it using torsion rather than a prod. Early versions ejected heavy darts or spherical stone projectiles of various sizes. It developed into a smaller sniper weapon, the Scorpion.
