The scorpio, or scorpion, was a type of Roman torsion siege engine and field artillery piece. It was described in detail by the early imperial Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius in the 1st century BC and by the 4th century AD officer and historian Ammianus Marcellinus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The scorpio or scorpion was a type of Roman torsion siege engine and field artillery piece.
In Group: Ancient Siege Engines and Artillery, Lead sentence
The scorpio or scorpion was a type of Roman torsion siege engine and field artillery piece.
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