The catapult was an ancient siege machine that could hurl heavy objects or shoot arrows with great force and for considerable distances. Some catapults could throw stones weighing as much as 350 ...
An analysis conducted on the materials used in the bowstrings and arrow shafts revealed that they ... the organic material ...
notes, biblio., index. $27.95. ISBN:1-58567-348-X. Classical folklorist Adrienne Mayor's Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs is an intriguing, if over-reaching look into the ancient ...