A team of researchers has proposed that the unique square cavities found in the northern walls of Pompeii, alongside larger circular damage from Roman artillery, may be evidence of the use of a primitive rapid-fire weapon known as a polybolos during the siege of 89 BC, suggesting that these ancient scars could illuminate the use of advanced war machinery in antiquity. #Pompeii #AncientHistory #RomanMilitary
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Hallan en Pompeya huellas de una "ametralladora" romana
Durante siglos, las murallas del sector norte de Pompeya -mucho antes de quedar congeladas en el tiempo por la erupciΓ³n del Vesubio- guardaron en silencio un pequeΓ±o enigma.
