06-19-2009, 08:43 AM
Admittedly not really a feature of ancient warfare, but these medieval super-bombards are still kind of fascinating:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulle_Griet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumhart_von_Steyr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faule_Mette
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faule_Grete
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grose_Bochse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulle_Griet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumhart_von_Steyr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faule_Mette
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faule_Grete
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grose_Bochse
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)