Projectile weapons

A group of neighborhood heads (muhtars) have been given firearms training with Kalashnikovs and handguns at a shooting range in the northwestern province of Bursa.

First commissioned by King Edward I of England, the “Warwolf” is thought to be the largest trebuchet ever built.

The weapon was used during the siege of Stirling Castle in Scotland, an important event in the Scottish Wars of Independence.

(Scale model of Warwolf)

When we think of the ancient Greeks and their contributions to mankind what comes to mind is philosophy, theories in maths and physics, astronomy, fine arts, theatre and architecture, and of course giving the world the political system of governance considered to be the most effective and just in history, democracy.