e/Cheiroballistra

Information
has gloss	eng: The cheiroballistra (Greek) or manuballista (Latin), which translates in all its forms to hand ballista, was a late Roman siege engine. Designed by Hero of Alexandria around 100 CE and mostly composed of metal (the spring mechanism and the skeins), it fired bolts that were smaller than those in other forms of ballista and generally made of metal. It was the next major improvement after the Scorpio.
lexicalization	eng: Cheiroballistra
instance of	e/Roman siege engines

Meaning
Italian
has gloss	ita: La cheiroballistra fu un arma da lancio in uso nellesercito romano. Si racconta che attorno al 100, lallora architetto delle campagne daciche di Traiano, Apollodoro di Damasco, progettò un nuovo tipo di scorpione, riducendo alcune parti in legno, pesanti ed ingombranti, con strutture in ferro aventi potenza di lancio anche superiore. Si trattava della cheiroballistra (o arcobalista o manuballista).
lexicalization	ita: cheiroballistra

Media
media:img	047 Conrad Cichorius, Die Reliefs der Traianssäule, Tafel XLVII (Ausschnitt 02).jpg
media:img	Balliste fireing.jpg