Oxybeles

[1] The word is derived from Ancient Greek: οξύς (oxys = sharp, pointed) and βέλος (belos = arrow).

The weapon was basically an oversized gastraphetes, a composite bow placed on a stand with a stock and a trigger.

It was supplanted by the scientifically engineered ballista.

The most notable use of the oxybeles was under Alexander the Great's rule.

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