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AWA357 - What was the least influential weapon on the ancient battlefield?

AWA357 - What was the least influential weapon on the ancient battlefield?

Episode 357 Published 10 months ago
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Ralph Kirby challenges Murray with an intriguing question: could the Polybolas be considered the least influential weapon on the ancient battlefield? Used by both the Successor Macedonian states and Rome, Kirby argues that the Polybolas might have even replaced the Scorpio as a legionary siege weapon.

 

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