Poliorcetica

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Poliorcetica is an ancient Greek treatise on siegecraft and military engineering traditionally attributed to Philo of Byzantium.

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instanceOf ancient Greek treatise
military treatise
work on siegecraft
associatedWith Byzantium NERFINISHED
author Philo of Byzantium NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greece NERFINISHED
describes artillery devices
defensive fortifications
mechanical devices for defense
offensive siege tactics
siege engines
documentType treatise
fieldOfWork ancient military technology
genre military science
technical literature
hasAcademicDiscipline classics
history of technology
military history
hasPart sections on counter-siege measures
sections on towers and bastions
sections on wall construction
historicalRegion Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
influenced later Byzantine military writers
influencedBy earlier Greek military thought
language Ancient Greek
mainSubject fortification
military engineering
siegecraft
subjectOf modern scholarly studies on ancient siegecraft
timePeriodDescribed Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Greek
traditionalAttribution Philo of Byzantium NERFINISHED
usedBy military engineers
siege specialists

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Philo of Byzantium notableWork Poliorcetica