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Helepolis

Helepolis (Greek: ἑλέπολις, meaning: "Taker of Cities") is the Greek name for a movable siege tower.

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Armor
Iron plates
Crew
3,400
Designer
Polyidus of Thessaly
Height
130 ft (40 m)
Main armament
2× 180 lb (82 kg) catapults 4× 60 lb (27 kg) catapults 10× 30 lb (14 kg) catapults
Mass
160 short tons (150 t; 140 long tons)

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Siege of Rhodes

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Helepolis

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples49
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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Helepolis

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related to Siege of Rhodes · 14
Helepolis → As, By, Colossus, Demetrius, Demetrius's, Diognetus, Following, Helios, Once, Rhodes, Rhodians, Seven Wonders, Vitruvius, World
related to Later use · 11
Helepolis → BC, Byzantine, Demetrius, In, Sassanid War, The, The Byzantines, Thebans, Thebes, Theophylact Simocatta, Tiflis
related to External links · 9
Helepolis → Byzantine Heavy Artillery, Byzantine Studies, Dennis, George, Greek, LacusCurtiusAncient Greek, Retrieved, Roman, The Helepolis
related to Description · 5
Helepolis → Apertures, It, On, The, The Helepolis
Armor · 1
Helepolis → Iron plates
Crew · 1
Helepolis → 3,400
Designer · 1
Helepolis → Polyidus of Thessaly
Height · 1
Helepolis → 130 ft (40 m)
Main armament · 1
Helepolis → 2× 180 lb (82 kg) catapults 4× 60 lb (27 kg) catapults 10× 30 lb (14 kg) catapults
Mass · 1
Helepolis → 160 short tons (150 t; 140 long tons)

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siege tower rhodes greek use city rhodians demetrius vitruvius movement ancient plates polyidus thessaly large two one machine attack engines

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HelepolisArmorIron plates1.00infobox
HelepolisCrew3,4001.00infobox
HelepolisDesignerPolyidus of Thessaly1.00infobox
HelepolisHeight130 ft (40 m)1.00infobox
HelepolisMain armament2× 180 lb (82 kg) catapults 4× 60 lb (27 kg) catapults 10× 30 lb (14 kg) catapults1.00infobox
HelepolisMass160 short tons (150 t; 140 long tons)1.00infobox
HelepolisPlace of originAncient Greece1.00infobox
HelepolisSecondary armament4× dart throwers1.00infobox
HelepolisTypeSiege tower1.00infobox
HelepolisWidth65 ft (20 m)1.00infobox
Helepolisrelated to DescriptionThe Helepolis0.60section
Helepolisrelated to DescriptionIt0.60section

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