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History by Polybius, Volume I

Légende

History by Polybius. Volume I. 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. "Traite de La Colonne" (Treaty of the Column). How to form and fight in it. Military marchinery in the ancient world. "Tellennon". This machine was used for raising and throwing men upon the towers and walls of besieges places.

Date

2018

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UMG20B24_271

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Droits gérés

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36,4Mo (1,9Mo) / 26,4cm x 34,6cm / 3117 x 4082 (300dpi)

Mots clés

weight 1727 18th century Dom Vincent ThuillieFrench History by Polybius Jean-Baptiste Lamesle Julien-Michel Gandouin M. De Folard Military science Modern period Nicolas-Pierre Armand Pierre Gandouin Pierre-Francois Giffart Polybius Tellennon ancient ancient age ancient times angle archer archers army assault attack attacked attacking basket besiege besieged carry city crane defending engineering fortification height history lever load machine machinery military military organization move physics places pulley pulley system raise raising rope siege soldier soldiers strain strategy tactic tactics tensioning throwing tower transport transportation troops wall walls war weight