 | Greek antiquities - 1842 - 1156 pagine
...to •hake, perforate, and batter down the walls of be^iex*-d citiea. It consisted of a large beam, made of the trunk of a tree, especially of a fir or an ash To aaw tod wa* fastened a mass of bronze or iron («<aaA4. JuSo\J, wporo^if, Josephua, Suidas). wfcici... | |
 | William Smith, Charles Anthon - 1843 - 1142 pagine
...used to shake, perforate, and batter down the walls of besieged cities. It consisted of a large beam, made of the trunk of a tree, especially of a fir or...ash. To one end was fastened a mass of bronze or iron (st(i«/7/, i/ifniAf/, jrpoTiiui/1), which resembled in its form the head of a ram ; and it is evident... | |
 | William Smith, Charles Anthon - 1846 - 402 pagine
...battering-ram, was used to batter down the walls of besieged cities. It consisted of a large beam, made of the trunk of a tree, especially of a fir or...ash. To one end was fastened a mass of bronze or iron (ne^akri, kfifto'Xri, npnTOfir/), which resembled in its form the head of a ram. The upper figure in... | |
 | William Smith, Charles Anthon - 1847 - 1146 pagine
...perforate, and batter down the walls of besieged cities. It consisted of a large beam, made of the li unk of a tree, especially of a fir or an ash. To one end was fastened a mass of bronze or iron (кефаМ/, fjuÄoAi/, irporofif/1), which resembled in its form the head of a ram ; and it is evident... | |
 | Greek antiquities - 1848 - 1322 pagine
...used to shake, perforate, and batter down the walls of besieged cities. It consisted of a huge beam, made of the trunk of a tree, especially of a fir or...ash. To one end was fastened a mass of bronze or iron («$>OA4, iitto\4, rporo/ji'fi), which resembled in its form the head of a ram. The upper figure in... | |
 | Charles Anthon - 1851 - 486 pagine
...formidable instrument of all. It consisted of a long beam, often from one hundred to one hundred and twenty feet in length, made of the trunk of a tree, especially...iron, which resembled in its form the head of a ram. The upper figure in the annexed cut shows the anes in its simplest state, and as it was borne and impelled... | |
 | William Smith - 1851 - 366 pagine
...battering-ram, was used to batter down the walls of besieged cities. It consisted of a large beam, made of the trunk of a tree, especially of a fir or an ash. To one end was fastened a mass of ARMA. 37 bronze or iron (/ce^a/by, £/i/?oA?7, Trporo//??), which resembled in its form the head of... | |
 | William Smith - 1859 - 1334 pagine
...shake, perforate, and batter down the walls of besieged cities. It consisted of • huge beam, mode of the trunk of a tree, especially of a fir or an...ash. To one end was fastened a mass of bronze or iron (Kf<p<i\-f], ^igoA^, TpoToftfy, which resembled in its form the head of a ram. The upper figure in... | |
 | William Smith - 1868 - 492 pagine
...the battering-ram, was used to batter down the walls of besieged niHes. It consisted of a large beam, made of the trunk of a tree, especially of a fir or...ash. To one end was fastened a mass of bronze or iron (кефаЛт), ец./ЗоЛ*), irporop-ïj), which resembled in its form the head of a ram. The aries... | |
 | William Smith - 1870 - 1312 pagine
...used to shake, perforate, and batter down the Avails of besieged cities. It consisted of a large beam, made of the trunk of a tree^ especially of a fir or...an ash. To one end was fastened a mass of bronze or ivon (/ee<£aA^, eju£oM, Trporo^), which, resembled! in its form the head of a ram. The upper figure... | |
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A'RIES (xptof), the battering-ram, was used to batter down the walls of besieged cities. It consisted of a large beam, made of the trunk of a tree, especially of a fir or an ash. To one end was fastened a mass of bronze or iron (ne^akri, kfifto'Xri, npnTOfir/),... 
