In 89 BCE, when the residents of Pompeii rebelled against Rome, the Empire pulled no punches in its attempts to quell the ...
Traces of the fabled “multi-thrower” have emerged from the ruins of Pompeii.
Learn how a Roman polybolos unleashed rapid-fire projectiles during the siege of Pompeii.
The ancient city of Pompeii is one of those archaeological sites that keeps on giving with one discovery after another. While ...
** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** The original Browning M1917 ...
The Browning M2 entered U.S. service in 1921 and remains operational today despite predating jets, radar, helicopters, and modern armored warfare. U.S. military attempts to replace the M2 repeatedly ...
This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Mysterious damage patterns on a 2,000-year-old fortress are rewriting what we know about Roman firepower. If the ancient world had its own version of ...