Vol. 21 No. 1 (1995): XXI - 1995, Fascicolo 1
Articoli

Artillery and prophecy: Sicily in the reign of Dionysius I

Published 2015-09-14

Keywords

  • Sicily,
  • Dionysius I,
  • Syracuse

Abstract

On the alleged invention of the catapult at Syracuse in 399 BC, refuting the theory of E. W. Marsden, Greek and Roman Artillery, I-II (Oxford 1969-71).