We have amazing news! Here in 399 BC, we Romans have invented the catapult!!! This machine can throw objects great distances without the use of exposives, and us humans barely have to lift a finger! the catapult works by tying a bucket to a rolling platform. We place whatever we want to fling in the bucket. when the rope is cut, the contents of the bucket go flying up into the air, hitting whatever might be down there! We can easily attack castles and fortresses without having to heave huge objects ourselves. Army general Gaslagius says:
" The catapult has made a huge difference to our lives. What a beautiful sight it is to see boulders 700 times the weight of me being thrown up into the air and crushing the enemy!"
Our finest designers all got to work on April 2nd to develop the idea of "the large object flinger", which was the catapults nickname back when it wa just an idea. Roman designer A. Remanus was able to bring the idea to life. We have invented three different types of cataputs: the trebuchet, the onager, and the mangonel, and they all work splendidly well. Although most of our attempts at the catapult have been a success, army general Alytronum would like us to make the following announcement: the army is extremely sorry for Ashjarit, who was the "guinea pig" for the first try at the catapult. Ashjarit is currently at the hospital with several broken bones, and is not expected to ever act decently again.
Thank you to all you Romans, you made the catapult a great success!
Alyssa, Ash, Liz, Georgie, and Adam reporting.
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