The Claw of Archimedes. Illustration from The Histories by Polybius

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Anonymous - The Claw of Archimedes. Illustration from The Histories by Polybius
Number:082679
Title:The Claw of Archimedes. Illustration from The Histories by Polybius
Artist: Anonymous
Museum: Private Collection
Method: Copper engraving
Created: 1759-1760
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Category: History
Trend in art: Book design
Keywords: Erudition, Scholarship, Science, Second Punic War, Punic Wars, Siege, Natural philosophy, Warfare, Archimedes, History of science, Siege of Syracuse, Syracuse, Punic War, Roman Republic, Catapult, Military history, Invention, History of Invention, Inventors, Archimedes of Syracuse, Polybius