FORERUNNER OF ROCKET LAUNCHERS

From our forth day in Rome. It was a Sunday and another great day for photography.
From Fort St Angelo. I had never seen one like this ancient missile launcher before . This weapon is called ballista and you can see the stone balls it was capable to launch in the background. Of particular interest to me was the design formed by the metal flat bars that holds the spoon-shaped launcher. I had to share it with you.
Thank you very much for your visits and for your comments and fav's.

[Diana]

Great shots of this very unusual looking but well cared for ballista! Love all the metail details.

[Babs]

Not quite as portable as the modern day rocket launchers though, but still quite lethal.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Before I read your script , the 1st thing that caught my eye on this rather astern weapon was the design on the spoon of the launcher ! Amazing and beautiful design on otherwise a crude piece of equipment !

[Tony Rogers]

Perfecto!

[Peter Dulis]

A classic - thanks for your interesting stories Dione :)

[Wylie]

Wow, an early weapon of mass destruction. Rather lovely iron work too, as you say.

[bruni]

What caught my eye first was the unique iron work on the spoon.
interesting story, Dione.

[KWind]

It is so detailed on the spoon portion.

[arthur clark]

The missiles included fire and rotten carcases of animals,

[bkb in the city]

Very interesting

[Casablanca]

Fascinating, I would have called it a trebuchet so I did some research on the difference between that and a ballista. Most enlightening!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Such an interesting looking collage.

[william wooderson]

Much more ecological than the modern rocket launcher!!

[carol white]

A super triptych

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Fascinating piece of weaponry. It's really striking that the metal work is so ornate. Excellent diptych.

[Helen K]

Is that on the roof? I never went up there!

[gloria jones]

Great captures

[Dione Giorgio]

@helly31 yes, not the topmost one.

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture. Every time has produce weapons to kill and destroy. Even Leonardo Da Vinci did invent several one `s.
Thank you for you so nice comment and advice.

[Phil Howcroft]

wow they look brutal and lethal dione , stay safe buddy

[tony gig]

Lovely captures...Fav