HERON’S ARTILLERY CONSTRUCTION original Greek: Belopoiika

(TREATISE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF WAR ENGINES)

GREEK AND GERMAN

The book features the original ancient Greek text alongside a modern German translation, both of which are rendered into English here.

H. DIELS AND E. SCHRAMM Hermann Diels (1848–1922) was a preeminent scholar of ancient Greek philosophy; Erwin Schramm (1856–1935) was a Prussian Major and expert in reconstructing ancient siege engines.

FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL PRUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

YEAR 1918. PHILOLOGICAL-HISTORICAL CLASS. NO. 2

BERLIN 1918

PUBLISHED BY THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

ON COMMISSION WITH GEORG REIMER

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SPECIAL EDITION

HERON’S ARTILLERY CONSTRUCTION

(TREATISE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF WAR ENGINES)

GREEK AND GERMAN

EDITED BY

H. DIELS AND E. SCHRAMM

FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL PRUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

YEAR 1918. PHILOLOGICAL-HISTORICAL CLASS NO. 2

BERLIN 1918

Heron of Alexandria: An inventor and mathematician from the 1st century AD, often called the "greatest experimenter of antiquity." He designed steam-powered devices and automated machines.
Artillery Construction: (Belopoiika) A technical manual detailing the mathematics and mechanics of "torsion" engines—catapults and bolt-throwers that used twisted fibers for power.