Ballista Development through History
The development of the torsion engine through the surviving texts. Concepts of different mechanisms of siege engines that were used mainly by the Greeks and Romans
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ANCIENT CATAPULTS: Some Hypotheses Reexamined by Duncan B. Campbell
Les traités grecs et romains de poliorcétique : étude d’une tradition littéraire (c. 360/355 avant J.-C. – c. 386 après J.-C.) par Patrick Boivin
The design of torsion catapults by Michael French
Greek and Roman Artillery by E.W.Marsden
AC 2011-2317: A Multidisciplinary Investigation into Various Possible Geometries Of Imperial Roman Artillery: A Case Study
Willard W. Neel and Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute
Mechanical behavior of the imperial carroballista
Francesco Penta, Cesare Rossi, Sergio Savino
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples
Performance of Greek–Roman Artillery, Cesare Rossi, Sergio Savino Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of – “Federico II” Arcangelo Messina, Giulio Reina Dept. of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce
A suggested reconstruction of Vitruvius’ Stone-thrower: de Architectura X, 11, 4 - 9 Alan Wilkins, Len Morgan
The Xanten-Wardt Roman torsion catapult and catapult parts from Carlisle
Alan Wilkins
The Hatra ballista: a secret weapon of the past?
V. G. Hart · M. J. T. Lewis