Artillery

M. K. Hebblewhite

doi:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah19204

Artillery

M. K. Hebblewhite

Department of Ancient History

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Abstract

Ancient mechanized military equipment designed to shoot projectiles, usually bolts or stones, at a velocity and over a distance a soldier could not have manually achieved, is categorized using the modern term “artillery” (Marsden 1969: 1–2). Artillery was used in siege warfare, field operations, and naval warfare. There were two broad types of artillery in the ancient world. “Tension artillery” derived its propulsive power from a bow-shaped composite structure. “Torsion artillery” relied on the propulsive power of torsion springs fashioned from hair or sinew.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Encyclopedia of ancient history
Editors	Roger S. Bagnall, Kai Brodersen, Craige B. Champion, Andrew Erskine, Sabine R Huebner
Place of Publication	Malden, MA
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell, Wiley
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	9781444338386
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah19204
Publication status	Published - 2013

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military history
war

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