Belopoeica
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Belopoeica is an ancient Greek treatise by Philo of Byzantium that systematically examines the design and construction of war machines and artillery.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek treatise
ⓘ
military engineering treatise ⓘ |
| author | Philo of Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| describes |
construction of artillery
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construction of war machines ⓘ design of artillery ⓘ design of war machines ⓘ |
| field |
ballistics
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mechanics ⓘ siegecraft ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
systematic examination of artillery
ⓘ
systematic examination of war machines ⓘ |
| genre | technical literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Philo Mechanicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLatin | Belopoeica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | treatise ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Byzantine military writers ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
artillery
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military engineering ⓘ war machines ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Hellenistic military treatises ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| usedIn | study of ancient military technology ⓘ |
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