Image: Ancient Mechanical Artillery. Pic 01

Description: Reconstructions of ancient mechanical artillery in the Saalburg Museum, Hesse, Germany Left standing: Polybolos, a 3rd century BC repeating catapult (reconstruction by the German engineer Erwin Schramm (1856–1935)) Right standing: Philo's Chalkotonon, a bronze-spring catapult (reconstructed by Schramm as "Erzspanngeschütz") Bottom center: Wooden chain-drive mechanism of the Polybolos Bottom right: Philo's Aerotonon, a pneumatic catapult displayed without tripod stand (reconstructed by Schramm as "Luftspanngeschütz") Background, on wall: Gastraphetes, a Greek crossbow
Title: Ancient Mechanical Artillery. Pic 01
Credit: originally posted to Flickr as Artilleria experimental romana a Saalburg / Roman experimental artillery in Saalburg
Author: SBA73
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