07-29-2012, 01:59 PM
Quote:Possibly the worst and most pervasive anachronism out there is that nearly all the depictions of Roman single-armed catapults/onagers show them with spoon-like arms rather than the sling they actually used.
The most popular depictions which come to my mind are the ones from Asterix. In Asterix in Belgium, IIRC, a whole battery of onagers is shown with a spoon arrangement. But at least Uderzo was well-informed enough to avoid drawing a medieval trebuchet instead.
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
