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Equitum peditumque idem longe primus erat – uwagi o sprzęcie oblężniczym Hannibala
Equitum peditumque idem longe primus erat – Remarks on Hannibal’s Siege Equipment

Author(s): Miron Wolny
Subject(s): History, Military history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Carthage; Rome; Hannibal; ancient literature; siege weapons; military equipment

Summary/Abstract: Equitum peditumque idem longe primus erat – Remarks on Hannibal’s Siege Equipment. The author of the article investigates the role and importance of Hannibal’s military equipment. Through the analysis of available literary sources, the author indicates imperfections of descriptions concerning this aspect of the Carthaginian’s activity. In addition, he draws attention to the characteristic form of siege weapons – as described in the sources, which allows for assuming some development tendencies in both modes of operating and kinds of Hannibal’s army combat equipment.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 99-112
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish