Title
Roman soldier using two forms of battering ram against the walls of a fortress
Caption
Roman soldiers using two forms of battering ram against the walls of a fortress. A, in the foreground, is the simple form resting on the men's shoulders, while the one at B is hung on a chain hanging from a frame, so enabling the men to concentrate their strength on thrusting the battering ram forward. From "Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis" by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp, 1605). Engraving.
Date
1605
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07111_009620P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
28,2Mb (2,2Mb) / 11,8in x 9,3in / 3543 x 2784 (300dpi)