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| | Balista | Variants: Balista, Sweep, Ballista, Trebuchet | | A machine anciently used for throwing stones. Elvin's illustration is more akin to a traction trebuchet. A while a ballista is more generally understood to be like a giant crossbow for launching stones or bolts. | | Elvin Plate Reference: p. 37 n. 38 |  |
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