- poliorcetic
- pol·i·or·cet·ic
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poliorcetic
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poliorcetic — |pälēˌȯ(r)|sed.ik, sēd. adjective Etymology: Greek poliorkētikos, from poliorkētēs taker of cities (from poliorkein to besiege, from polis city + herkos fence, enclosure) + ikos ic more at police, exorcise : of or relating to poliorcetics … Useful english dictionary
Hero of Byzantium — is believed to be the literary pseudonym of an otherwise anonymous Byzantine author of a poliorketikon, an illustrated manual of siegecraft, dating from circa 950. He is also credited with the Geodaesia , a work in practical geometry and… … Wikipedia
GESUM — apud Stat. Teb. l. 4. v. 64. pars gesa manu, pars robora flammis Indur ata diu Serv. ad Aen. l. 8. hasta virilis est. Nam et fortes, inquit, viros Galli gesos vocant. Ubi virilis, robusta exponitur Barthio. Ο῾λοϚίδηρον vocat Pollux, ex solido… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
