tolleno (m. pl. tollenones)
A counter-balanced crane used for depositing besiegers onto the defences of a fortification under attack and by Archimedes to grab Roman ships using a grapple. Livy 24.34.10; Veg., DRM 4.21. [Campbell 2003]
A counter-balanced crane used for depositing besiegers onto the defences of a fortification under attack and by Archimedes to grab Roman ships using a grapple. Livy 24.34.10; Veg., DRM 4.21. [Campbell 2003]
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