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The entries are grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.
العربية; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Български; Чӑвашла; Español
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file. Short title A manual of ancient history, from the earliest times to the fall of the Western empire, comprising the history of Chaldæa, Assyria, Media, Babylonia, Lydia, Phoenicia, Syria, Judæa, Egypt, Carthage, Persia, Greece ...
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THE CHURCH-SYSTEM CEMENTED — THE CREEDS Interval of tranquillity — Arian controversy — Constantine — Vain effort to obviate discussion — Council summoned at Nice — Arians silenced — their political intrigues — Theodosius — Council of Constantinople — Approach of barbarians — impending destruction of the Roman Empire ...
Similar weapons mounted on elephants were used by the Khmer Empire. [3] Onager: 353 BC Rome: The Onager was a Roman torsion powered siege engine. It is commonly depicted as a catapult with a bowl, bucket, or sling at the end of its throwing arm. Trebuchet: 4th Century BC China: Similar to the catapult, but uses a swinging arm to launch ...
List of anti-aircraft weapons; List of anti-aircraft guns; List of anti-tank guns; List of surface-to-air missiles; List of aircraft weapons. List of fighter aircraft; List of bomber aircraft; List of attack aircraft; List of artillery; List of firearms. List of assault rifles; List of battle rifles; List of blow forward firearms; List of bolt ...
Rhomphaias were weapons with a straight or slightly curved single-edged blade. Although the rhomphaia was similar to the falx , most archaeological evidence suggests that rhomphaias were forged with straight or slightly curved blades, presumably to enable their use as both a thrusting and slashing weapon.