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16 sectionsContents
- Roman weapon
- Roman weaponry
- Early Roman ballistae
- First invasion of Britain
- Siege of Alesia
- Ballistae in the Roman Empire
- Eastern Roman Empire
- Carroballista
- Polybolos
- Cheiroballistra and manuballista
- Archaeology and the Roman ballista
- Middle Ages
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Illustration of a ballista being loaded and drawn
The ballista (Latin, from Greek βαλλίστρα ballistra and that from βάλλω ballō, "throw"), plural ballistae or ballistas, sometimes called bolt thrower, was an ancient projectile weapon that launched either bolts or stones at a distant target.