09-22-2008, 01:24 AM
Hi guys,
I’m not sure if you recall the ‘Olympic Games’ thread in which Eleatic Guest responded to my post below with a remark indicating that catapults were a genuinely Greek invention.
At the time I also made the assumption that he was correct and did not even think of questioning this “self-evidentâ€
I’m not sure if you recall the ‘Olympic Games’ thread in which Eleatic Guest responded to my post below with a remark indicating that catapults were a genuinely Greek invention.
Quote:I could show that military tactics, such as the Phalanx were depicted on the Stele of Vultures, that siege engines and military engineers, sappers and even hoplite armour and shields all have their antecedents in the Middle East.
Quote:Yes, you can do that, but you wont find there catapults, which were a genuinely Greek innovation. You will also note that Assyrian siege towers rarely exceeded the height of 8 m, while there are - admittedly overengineered - examples in the Greek world which hit the 40 m mark, were clad with iron plates, and featured artillery throwing up to 78 k projectiles.
At the time I also made the assumption that he was correct and did not even think of questioning this “self-evidentâ€
