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Scorpio (weapon)

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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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Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Howitzer / Artillery 1
Weapon Class (category)
Siege Engine 1
Weapon Class
Siege Weapon 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Scorpio (weapon)
Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.View the Source
Wikidata: Scorpio (weapon)
Wikidata Q19782, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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