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Carroballista was an ancient, cart-mounted ballista, a type of mobile field artillery. According to the Roman author Vegetius (Epitoma rei militaris II.25), each legion had 55 carroballistae (one per centuria) which were arrow/bolt-shooter of the cheiroballistra type. Vegetius tells us that each carroballista was carried by mules and operated by one contubernium (i.e., eight soldiers commanded by one decanus). Surviving representation of a carroballista are from the bas-reliefs of Trajan's Column (Scene XL and Scenes LXV/LXVI) and the Column of Marcus Aurelius.

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  • Carroballista was an ancient, cart-mounted ballista, a type of mobile field artillery. According to the Roman author Vegetius (Epitoma rei militaris II.25), each legion had 55 carroballistae (one per centuria) which were arrow/bolt-shooter of the cheiroballistra type. Vegetius tells us that each carroballista was carried by mules and operated by one contubernium (i.e., eight soldiers commanded by one decanus). Surviving representation of a carroballista are from the bas-reliefs of Trajan's Column (Scene XL and Scenes LXV/LXVI) and the Column of Marcus Aurelius. (en)
  • La carrobalista era una máquina de guerra romana que consistía en una balista montada sobre un carro arrastrado por caballos o mulas para ser más adecuadamente transportada a distintos lugares en una misma acción. Existe una representación de esta arma en la Columna de Marco Aurelio, pero por falta de detalles no da una idea exacta de cómo funcionaba dicha máquina. (es)
  • Il carrobalista era, secondo il Guglielmotti, una macchina di guerra, campale e murale, specificatamente una macchina da lancio, usata all'epoca dell'Impero romano sfruttando l'elasticità dei materiali e la tensione delle corde. Della stessa tipologia facevano parte l'arco, la balista, lo scorpione e l'onagro. (it)
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  • Carroballista was an ancient, cart-mounted ballista, a type of mobile field artillery. According to the Roman author Vegetius (Epitoma rei militaris II.25), each legion had 55 carroballistae (one per centuria) which were arrow/bolt-shooter of the cheiroballistra type. Vegetius tells us that each carroballista was carried by mules and operated by one contubernium (i.e., eight soldiers commanded by one decanus). Surviving representation of a carroballista are from the bas-reliefs of Trajan's Column (Scene XL and Scenes LXV/LXVI) and the Column of Marcus Aurelius. (en)
  • La carrobalista era una máquina de guerra romana que consistía en una balista montada sobre un carro arrastrado por caballos o mulas para ser más adecuadamente transportada a distintos lugares en una misma acción. Existe una representación de esta arma en la Columna de Marco Aurelio, pero por falta de detalles no da una idea exacta de cómo funcionaba dicha máquina. (es)
  • Il carrobalista era, secondo il Guglielmotti, una macchina di guerra, campale e murale, specificatamente una macchina da lancio, usata all'epoca dell'Impero romano sfruttando l'elasticità dei materiali e la tensione delle corde. Della stessa tipologia facevano parte l'arco, la balista, lo scorpione e l'onagro. (it)
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  • Carrobalista (es)
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