The ancient Greeks used a variety of weapons on the battlefield, each suited to a different purpose. Some were adopted as primary weapons, whereas others were carried into engagements as a backup.
Ancient Greek weapons used in the melee (close-combat...
Long before gunpowder, Ancient Greek engineers were already constructing machines designed to level cities and sink fleets. Rarely does anyone picture a forty-meter (131-foot) iron-plated tower grinding toward a city wall, or a crane reaching down from the battlements...
