04-09-2009, 03:56 PM
Quote:Didn't want to de-rail your thread, Martin. We pretty much covered this topic over on another thread.D B Campbell:1u4wilen Wrote:Nerva:1u4wilen Wrote:Firstly the Romans would have called this machine a Manuballista, Cheiroballistra is Greek.Actually, it's Alan Wilkins who calls it a cheiroballistra. Some of us have our doubts! :wink:
There is no denying that you've got a beautifully crafted machine (kudos, Len Morgan), but its design owes as much to Alan Wilkins as it does to Ps-Heron! But that's another story ...
Perhaps you would be so good as to elaborate Duncan?
(Please don't misunderstand: I have immense respect for Alan as a friend and colleague; but I believe he has taken too many liberties with the cheiroballistra text.)