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History by Polybius, Volume II

Légende

History by Polybius. Volume II. French edition translated from Greek by Dom Vincent Thuillier. Comments of Military Science enriched with critical and historical notes by M. De Folard. Paris, chez Pierre Gandouin, Julien-Michel Gandouin, Pierre-Francois Giffart and Nicolas-Pierre Armand, 1727. Printing by Jean-Baptiste Lamesle. Roman era. Engraving depicting a mobile siege tower, mounted on wooden logs and battering ram for break open the masonry walls of the fortifications. Engraving.

Date

2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG20B24_304

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,3Mo (2,0Mo) / 23,0cm x 33,0cm / 2715 x 3900 (300dpi)

Mots clés

wooden Dom Vincent Thuillier Europe History by Polybius Jean-Baptiste Lamesle Julien-Michel Gandouin M. De Folard Military science Nicolas-Pierre Armand Pierre Gandouin Pierre-Francois Giffart Polybius Roman Roman Empire ancient Rome army assault battering ram besiege breaching tower break break open conflict confrontation conquest drive driving engineering engraving floor fortifications hatch height history levels log logs machine machinery machines masonry walls militar military mobile mounted movable movement push pushed ram roller running surface siege tower trunk trunks war watchtower wood wooden