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The Helepolis Monster War Machine

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Oh man, I finally saw this Modern Marvels where they show what the Greeks were truly capable of. This thing was huge.

 

65 feet square

130 feet high

180 tons

8 wheels, 3 ft. wide, 12 ft. high, and iron plated

Iron plating over 3 entire sides of the structure

3,400 people required to operate it

 

circa 304 BC

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helepolis

 

http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/war/Helepolis.htm

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What I did not know was how extensive their work with iron covered. I thought that they were able to forge spears and swords and little stuff like that, but this really takes the cake.

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