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2Siege tower — A siege tower (or in the Middle Ages a belfry Castle: Stephen Biesty s Cross Sections . Dorling Kindersley Pub (T); 1st American edition (September 1994). ISBN 978 1564584670] ) is a specialized siege engine, constructed to protect assailants and …
3305 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placeeleucid Empire* Seleucus establishes Seleucia on the Tigris River as his capital.yria* Antigonus I Monophthalmus sends his son Demetrius to conquer Rhodes, which has refused him armed support against Ptolemy. He shows… …
4Demetrius I of Macedon — Demetrius I Poliorcetes Demetrius I (Greek: Δημήτριος, 337 BC – 283 BC), called Poliorcetes (Greek: Πολιορκητής The Besieger ), son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Stratonice, was a king of Macedon (294–288 BC). He belonged to the Antigonid… …
5Siege engine — Replica battering ram at Château des Baux, France. A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare. Some have been operated close to the fortifications, while others have… …
6Helepolis — ( el. ἑλέπολις, English: Taker of Cities ) was an ancient siege engine invented by Polyidus of Thessaly and improved by Demetrius I of Macedon and Epimachus of Athens for the unsuccessful siege of Rhodes, based on an earlier, less massive design… …
7Epimachus of Athens — ( el. Επίμαχος ο Αθηναίος, c.300 BC) was a renowned Athenian engineer and architectSmith, W. p.563] who is known to have constructed the Helepolis [Philip Henry Blyth, Athenaeus, David Whitehead Athenaeus Mechanicus, On Machines Steiner, 2004.… …
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