Illustrated Bible History
Ancient Weapons and Warfare - War Engines
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War Engine To Shoot Large Stone Balls |
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| War engine to shoot large stone balls or pieces of rock. The catapult or tormentum of the ancients. From the drawings of Zeitblom of the 15th century. In the library of Prince Waldburg Wolfegg. | |
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War Engine For Shooting Arrows |
| War engine for shooting arrows (the balista of the ancients), copied from the Walturius printed at Verona in 1472. In the Hauslaub Library At Vienna. | |
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Engine With Gear For Battering In Breach |
| Engine with gear for battering in breach. | |
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Four Wheeled Balista |
| Four wheeled balista from the Notitia Ultraque cum Orientis tum Occidentis etc Bale, 1552. | |
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Besieging Or Miners Basket |
| Besieging or miners basket, wicker, from a 15th century manuscript in the Hauslaub Collection, Vienna. | |
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Armed Dog Carrying A Torch |
| Armed dog carrying a torch to set fire to a camp. In the Hauslaub Collection, Vienna. | |
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Cat With Torch |
| Cat with torch to set fire to a besieged camp. | |
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Bird With Torch |
| Bird with torch to set fire to a besieged camp. | |
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Cheval De Frise From The Prague Arsenal |
| Cheval de frise from the Prague arsenal. This engine was used as protection against a charge of cavalry. In the Arsenal of Berlin. | |
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Cheval De Frise From The Wars Of The French Republic |
| Cheval de frise from the wars of the French republic, 18th century. In the Arsenal of Berlin. |