Roman cross-bows

[Anonymous]

Here is a picture of a Chinese repeating crossbow, invented 3rd century AD and still used in the 1890s:<br>
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<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/205Longbow/chu-ko-nu_220.jpg" style="border:0;"/><br>
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There is a website describing its use here:<br>
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http://www.atarn.org/chinese/rept_xbow.htm
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Here is a Norman crossbow, probably similar to an arcuballista:<br>
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<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/205Longbow/xbow0001.jpg" style="border:0;"/><br>
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(This last image is from the website of 'Conquest' by the way). <p>Homo Homini Lupus Every Man is a Wolf to Another Man</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=carusandiumae@romanarmytalk>Carus Andiumae</A> at: 12/10/04 12:33 pm<br></i>