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[Name]: Artillery
[Image]:
[Date]: First seen in 14th century, only called artillery around the 15th and 16th century
[Location]: China
[Notes]: After the invention of gunpowder in China, the ability to create firearms and siege artillery was open, siege technology advanced from here but, under the artillery category. There is fewer use for this kind of technology today after the invention of rockets and high grade explosives.
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[Name]: Siege tower
[Image]:
[Date]: 9th Century BCE
[Location]: Assyria
[Notes]: A giant mobile tower, often constructed at location.
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[Name]: Helepolis
[Image]:
[Date]: 305 BCE
[Location]: Rhodes
[Notes]: Roman siege tower first used in Rhodes.
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[Name]: Catapult
[Image]:
[Date]: 400 BCE
[Location]: Greece
[Notes]: A signature siege engine, used until world war I.
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[Name]: Trebuchet
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[Date]: 4th Century BCE
[Location]: China
[Notes]: Similar to the catapult, but uses a swinging arm to launch projectiles. It is usually considered to be stronger than the catapult.
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[Name]: Ballista
[Image]:
[Date]: 400 BCE
[Location]: Syracuse, Sicily
[Notes]: A very large and powerful crossbow.
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