Roman siege engines

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf siege engine
gptkbp:are innovative for their time
gptkbp:associatedWith Roman conquests
gptkbp:bornIn design
size
gptkbp:canBe disassembled
reassembled
gptkbp:depictedIn art and literature
gptkbp:deployedTo battlefield
gptkbp:designedBy engineers
gptkbp:designedFor breaching fortifications
overcome defensive structures
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:ancient_Rome
gptkbp:diedIn Roman_expansion
gptkbp:exhibits engineering skills
gptkbp:featuredIn Roman_military_manuals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roman siege engines
gptkbp:includes tortoise
ballista
onager
scorpio
gptkbp:influenced medieval siege technology
gptkbp:influencedBy Hellenistic_technology
gptkbp:inheritsFrom Greek_siege_engines
gptkbp:inspiredBy earlier civilizations
gptkbp:is_used_in cavalry
infantry
historical reenactments
pulleys
counterweights
levers
long_sieges
gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy walls
troops
gptkbp:isUsedBy tension or torsion
gptkbp:madeOf wood
gptkbp:operatedBy artillery crews
gptkbp:reflects Roman_military_strategy
gptkbp:requires maintenance
skilled labor
gptkbp:research archaeologists
gptkbp:subject Roman_engineering_principles
gptkbp:suitableFor launching projectiles
gptkbp:symbolizes Roman_military_prowess
gptkbp:transportation wagons
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Roman_army
gptkbp:usedFor psychological warfare
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Siege_of_Masada
gptkb:Punic_Wars
Siege of Jerusalem
sieges
Roman civil wars
Siege of Alesia
Roman-Germanic wars
Roman-British_conflicts
gptkbp:utilizes military tactics