development of engines... bc directed his engineers to construct military engines in preparation for war with Carthage. Dionysius’ engineers surely drew on existing practice. The earliest of the Greek engines was the gastrophetes, or “belly shooter.” In effect a large crossbow, it received its name because the user braced the stock against his belly to draw the weapon. Though Greek texts did not...
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