Hero's Belopoeica (Treatise on Artillery Construction)
Herons Belopoiika - Schrift vom Geschützbau (Diels/Schramm 1918)
Hero of Alexandria; Hermann Diels; Erwin Schramm (eds.)
First from Greek-German
English translations of this work exist from another source language, but this specific text has never been translated.
While the Greek text of Hero of Alexandria's 'Belopoiika' was translated into English by E. W. Marsden in 1971, the specific 1918 Greek-German edition by Hermann Diels and Erwin Schramm has never been translated into English. According to the 'Source Text Matters' rule, translations from the original Greek (like Marsden's) do not count as translations of this specific German-language scholarly edition. No English translation of the Diels/Schramm German text or their specific editorial package exists.
Related translations found:
Greek and Roman Artillery: Technical Treatises (includes Hero's Belopoeica), trans. E. W. Marsden (1971) [complete] source
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Unlock the secrets of ancient military superiority through the eyes of Hero of Alexandria, the mastermind who viewed artillery construction as the ultimate guarantor of civil peace. This 1918 masterpiece by Diels and Schramm reconstructs the lost mechanics of the ancient world, tracing the evolution from the simple 'belly-bow' to massive torsion-powered engines that redefined the battlefield.
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