Talk:Roman siege engines

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How to Build a Scorpio
I am wondering how you would be able to build a modern day scorpio


 * Almost certainly possible, but this is probably not the right place for discussing it! LegesRomanorum (talk) 09:34, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

I concur, but there have been a series of Scorpions made in recent times. Just poke around a bit. Next time go to the page most relevent. In this case, that's the Scorpio / Scorpion article. ToxicReap (talk) 19:02, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Grammar In the Scorpion Subsection
The "Legionaries" line doesn't seem to make any sense. Is this the case or am I just crazy ? ToxicReap (talk) 19:04, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Possible things to add?
Hi everyone - I was reading through this article and liked what was covered and organized. The types of engines covered cover a lot of the basic technologies. It would be nice to see more references to them used in battle or in specific texts but other than that great. I was wondering though if a Roman Corvus could be considered a type of siege engines? I know it is used mostly in maritime warfare but it was designed to break through and provide passaged through the defensive structures on a ship's deck that sometimes included wall like fortifications. I totally get that this is a minor aspect compared to the others mentioned on this page but wanted to know your opinion on the matter. Thanks No1Knows (talk) 03:41, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Giant ballistas even physically possible?
This article mentioned ballistas firing rocks of up to 78kg, would that be even physically possible considering that you can only store so much energy in sinew/rope? This is not counting the absurd size the machine would need to be.2001:569:7019:0:F1B0:A305:8A07:9FBE (talk) 16:28, 17 August 2019 (UTC)Wakawakawaka