polyabolos

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient weapon
gptkbp:category artillery
siege engine
gptkbp:depictedIn Philo of Byzantium's works
gptkbp:era gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:function rapid-fire projectile launcher
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label polyabolos
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Dionysius_of_Alexandria
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction magazine-fed
chain drive
gptkbp:notableFeature automatic reloading
gptkbp:notableProject bolts
gptkbp:origin Ancient Greece
gptkbp:type repeating ballista
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Roman_armies
Greek armies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Polyforms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8