“His mind was running too efficiently, like a catapult launching a stone so fast that its pegs splintered.”

“If we try to attack the Canines at a range, then they run at us before we can adjust our bows, ballista, or catapults sights.”

“To capture a town through a siege one must, according to Philon, make proper use of machines such as catapults and other war engines.”

“The two types of siege weapons were catapults and ballistae, with catapults being the predecessor.”