The cheiroballistra (Greek: χειροβαλλίστρα) or manuballista (Latin), which translates in all its forms to "hand ballista", was an imperial-era Roman siege...

carroballistae (one per centuria) which were arrow/bolt-shooter of the cheiroballistra type. Vegetius tells us that each carroballista was carried by mules...

weapon. There were probably different models of ballista under the cheiroballistra class, at least two different two-wheeled models and one model with...

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firing weapons such as arcuballista and manuballista respectively cheiroballistra. While most scholars agree that one or more of these terms refer to...

have survived: two treatises by Heron of Alexandria, Belopoeika and Cheiroballistra; and the books by Biton of Pergamon, Philo of Byzantium and Vitruvius...

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(European) Bullet bow, English bullet bow, pellet crossbow (European) Cheiroballistra, hirovallistra hand ballista (Roman, Greek) Crossbow (European, Chinese)...

smeared on bolts, in which case even a small wound might prove fatal. Cheiroballistra Polybolos Rapid fire crossbow Panjagan Loades 2018. Lin, Yun. "History...

be used to conduct measurements based on Stereometrica and Metrica Cheiroballistra, about catapults Definitiones, containing definitions of terms for...

by Channel 4. List of works by Leonardo da Vinci Codex Atlanticus Cheiroballistra Lever action firearms Polybolos Repeating crossbow Science and inventions...

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even in the western provinces where wooden bows were traditional. The cheiroballistra, also known as the manuballista, was a crossbow that was occasionally...

such as the ballistae, and the smaller, and more portable weapons, cheiroballistra were improved by King Philip II and Alexander the Great. After Rome...

century. The finding of many bolts associated with the scorpio or cheiroballistra, which were exclusively used by Roman legions, prove, according to...