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The '''Oxybeles''' (Οξυβόλος, literally "bolt shooter") was an ancient weapon used by the [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greeks]] starting in 375 B.C.E. The weapon was basically an oversized composite bow placed on a stand. The bow was placed horizontally and resembled a [[ballista]]. The difference between the two is the use of torsion power. |
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[[File:Oxebeles.jpg|thumb|Oxybeles]] |
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The '''oxybeles''' ({{langx|el|οξυβελής}}) was a weapon used by the [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greeks]] starting in 375 BC.<ref name="Kinard">{{cite book | title=Artillery: An Illustrated History Of Its Impact | author=Kinard, Jeff | location=[https://books.google.com/books?id=iH4j8abhD1cC&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq Online link] | pages=3–4}}</ref> The word is derived from Ancient Greek: οξύς (''oxys'' = sharp, pointed) and βέλος (''belos'' = arrow). The weapon was basically an oversized [[gastraphetes]], a composite bow placed on a stand with a stock and a trigger. It was supplanted by the scientifically engineered [[ballista]]. The difference between the two is the use of torsion power by the ballista. The most notable use of the oxybeles was under [[Alexander the Great|Alexander the Great's]] rule.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} |
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== See also == |
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* [[Scorpio (weapon)]] |
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{{Ancient mechanical artillery and hand-held missile weapons}} |
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[[Category:Ancient Greek military terminology]] |
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The oxybeles (Greek: οξυβελής) was a weapon used by the Ancient Greeks starting in 375 BC.[1] The word is derived from Ancient Greek: οξύς (oxys = sharp, pointed) and βέλος (belos = arrow). The weapon was basically an oversized gastraphetes, a composite bow placed on a stand with a stock and a trigger. It was supplanted by the scientifically engineered ballista. The difference between the two is the use of torsion power by the ballista. The most notable use of the oxybeles was under Alexander the Great's rule.[citation needed]
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[edit]- ^ Kinard, Jeff. Artillery: An Illustrated History Of Its Impact. Online link. pp. 3–4.
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