- The
ballista (Latin, from Gr**** βαλλίστρα
ballistra and that from βάλλω ballō, "throw"),
plural ballistae,
sometimes called bolt thrower, was an ancient...
- The FN
Ballista is a
sniper rifle developed by FN Herstal. The
company states that the
Ballista's design compares with the
Remington MSR, the Sako TRG...
- A
ballista elephant, also
known as a
Khmer ballista, is a war
elephant mounted with a
simple or double-bowed
ballista which was used by the Angkorian...
- in the
ballista had to be a
particular sort.
According to Vegetius,
river stones were best,
since they are round, smooth, and dense.
Ballista stones found...
-
Balista or
Ballista (died c. 261), also
known in the
sources with the name of "Callistus", was one of the
Thirty Tyrants of the
controversial Historia...
- Gigi
Ballista (1
December 1918 – 2
August 1980) was an
Italian film and
television actor. He
appeared in 60
films between 1961 and 1980. Born in Florence...
- an
arcuballista was
similar to a
large crossbow.
Later the
Romans used
ballista catapults on
their warships. In
chronological order: 19th
century BC, Egypt...
-
Drillia ballista is a
species of sea snail, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Drilliidae. The size of an
adult s****
varies between 11 mm and 22 mm...
-
novel featuring Ballista, was
published on 30
September 2021. The
series centres on the Anglo-Roman
soldier Marcus Clodius Ballista (a fictionalized...
- word
originating from the
Roman name
arcuballista (from
arcus 'bow' +
ballista 'missile-throwing engine'),
which was then used for crossbows, although...
