Episode 357
AWA357 - What was the least influential weapon on the ancient battlefield?
Ancient Warfare Podcast · The History Network
May 16, 20258m 53s
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Show Notes
Ralph Kirby challenges Murray with an intriguing question: could the Polybolas be considered the least influential weapon on the ancient battlefield? Used by both the Successor Macedonian states and Rome, Kirby argues that the Polybolas might have even replaced the Scorpio as a legionary siege weapon.
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