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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapult '''Catapult'''] type weapons have existed in so many different forms that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapult '''Catapult'''] can be regarded as a category rather than a particular [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_engine '''Siege Weapon''']. The Chinese, during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_dynasty Tang Dynasty (618AD–907AD)] developed a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroballista '''Carroballista'''], which was a large [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbow '''Crossbow'''] ''(i.e. '''[[Ballista]]''')'' mounted on a wheeled cart.

The word [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapult '''Catapult'''] comes from the two Greek words '''"kata"''' ''(downward or against)'' and '''"pultos"''' ''(a small circular battle shield)''. '''Katapultos''' was then taken to mean '''"shield piercer"'''. The Greek [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapult '''Catapult'''] ''('''Katapeltikon''')'' was developed in the 4th century BC. At first they were used to launch arrows and darts but in the reign of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great Alexander the Great], stone-throwing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapult '''Catapults'''] were introduced.

'''[[The Romans]]''' adopted these weapons during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_Wars Punic Wars (264BC to 146BC)] and further developed them, before introducing the new arrow-firing '''[[Ballista]]''' and stone-throwing '''[[Onager]]'''.

There were two broad types of artillery in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_history Ancient World]. '''[[Tension]]''' devices derived their power from bending a bow-shaped structure and '''[[Torsion]]''' artillery relied on twisting loops of rope, horse hair or sinew. The Romans referred to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_siege_engine '''Torsion Siege Engines'''] as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_siege_engine#Terminology '''Tormentum'''] and often used this term to describe [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_engine '''Siege Weapons'''] of various kinds.
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Find out about Roman Siege Equipment ''(e.g. [[Vinea]], [[Vinea|Pluteus]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantlet Mantelet], [[Testudo (model)]], [[Musculus]], [[Siege Tower Model|Helepolis]], [[Siege Tower Model|Turris]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_(boarding_device) Corvus], [[Ballista|Ballista (aka Scorpion)]], [[Onager]], [[Aries (Battering Ram)]]'' and construct a working model or models using '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology|Stripwood Technology]]'''.
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