onagers — É‘nÉ™dÊ’É™(r) / É’n n. type of donkey in southeastern Asia; ancient fighting weapon used to throw stones … English contemporary dictionary
Onager — This article is about the horse species. For the weapon, see Onager (siege weapon). Onager Turkmenian Kulan (Equus hemionus kulan) at Korkeasaari Zoo. Conservation s … Wikipedia
Onager — Skizze eines römischen Onagers verkleinerter Nachbau eines Onagers, (80cm*50cm groß), Bauj … Deutsch Wikipedia
transportation and travel — In the fourth millennium b.c. and before, the inhabitants of Mesopotamia and surrounding regions had to rely on very basic forms of transportation, such as walking, riding donkeys, and riding in small boats on the local rivers. Around 3000 b.c … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
Domestication of the horse — A bred back Heck Horse, closely resembling the Tarpan (photographed 2004), believed to be phenotypically close to the wild horse at the time of its original domestication. There are a number of hypotheses on many of the key issues regarding the… … Wikipedia
Donkey — For other uses, see Donkey (disambiguation). Donkey Conservation status Domesticated Scientific classific … Wikipedia
Onager (siege weapon) — This article is about the siege weapon. For the horse species, see Onager. Sketch of an Onager, from Antique technology by Diels … Wikipedia
Roman siege engines — were, for the most part, adapted from Hellenistic siege technology. Relatively small efforts were made to develop the technology; however, the Romans brought an unrelentingly aggressive style to siege warfare [Goldsworthy 2000: 144] . Caesar… … Wikipedia
Horses in warfare — War horse redirects here. For other uses, see War horse (disambiguation). A modern day joust at a … Wikipedia
Torsionsgeschoss — Veranschaulichung der Torsion Nachbau einer römischen Balliste … Deutsch Wikipedia
