guy Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Roman troops of Lucius Cornelius Sulla conquered the Roman city of Pompeii in 89 BCE. Excavations have found evidence of the related siege of the city with suspected impact scars on the walls and sandstone balls at the site. It is suspected that Roman ballistas caused the damage. The ballista was a powerful torsion-powered artillery weapon, essentially a giant crossbow designed to hurl heavy bolts or stones with high accuracy during sieges and battles. https://phys.org/news/2026-03-pompeii-scars-linked-ancient-machine.html https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/9/3/96 Video on the Roman ballista: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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