The Onager, according to Ammianus Marcellinus: A critical reconstruction
The onager was a special Late-Roman one-armed stone-thrower and totally different from the existing and more common two-armed artillery of that era, the ballistae and catapultae. The name ‘onager’ appeared in Ancient texts of the 4th C.A.D. (Ammianus Marcellinus; Renatus Vegetius). Until now Ammianu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Gruppo editoriale Tab S.r.l.
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Nuova Antologia Militare |
| Online Access: | https://www.tabedizioni.it/web/content/72985 |