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Traces of Legendary Multi-Shot Roman Weapon Found in Pompeii
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Traces of legendary multi-shot Roman weapon found in Pompeii
Marks in the walls of Pompeii are drawing attention from researchers studying how Roman forces attacked the city in 89 BC. Some of those marks may point to the use of a little-known weapon capable of firing several bolts in quick succession. The city is widely known for its destruction during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Earlier in its history, however, Pompeii was involved in the Social War, when a number of Italian communities rose…
The ancient city of Pompeii not only reveals much about everyday life in Roman times. Its city walls also testify to a siege of the city by Roman troops in the year 89 BC. Analyses of bullet holes in the ancient wall now suggest that the Romans under their general Sulla used a legendary multi-gun weapon: the Polybolos. [...] The article Romans put multi-gun weapon "Polybolos" an appeared first on wissenschaft.de.
Ancient miracle weapon: In a siege of Pompeii a good 2,100 years ago, the Romans might have used a legendary weapon – the polybolos. This ancient forerunner of the machine gun was able to fire several bolts one after the other very quickly using a chain-driven mechanism. Archaeologists have now identified possible traces of these bullets in the northern wall of Pompeii. The city of Pompeii is a unique time capsule of antiquity: by the eruption o…
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