Some catapults could throw stones weighing as much as 350 pounds for distances greater than 300 feet. The Greek Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse, who was looking to develop a new type of weapon, ...

Ancient Greek polybolos machine gun is one of the most fascinating warfare inventions in antiquity, shooting and reloading ...

Ancient Greek craftsmen didn't need fancy math to cobble together the first catapult, a new study of ancient texts suggests. Archimedes' laws and theories just helped make the weapon better.

An army could use a single catapult for up to 20 years. The early Greek catapult was the 'belly bow' and, as its name suggests, consisted of a bow that rested on a person's belly. Catapult ...

Researchers in Pompeii believe they may have found the first physical evidence of an ancient Greek 'machine gun' known as ...

Archaeologists in England have excavated an experimental catapult designed to launch World War II bomber planes into the air. The catapult, called the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE ...