The Ancient Artillery of Saalburg (Translated): Two Treatises on Greek and Roman Artillery

A Compilation of Schramm and Schneider Translated: First English Edition In 1903, Erwin Schramm began one of the first in-depth, scientific studies of the artillery of Greece and Rome. With the assistance of Rudolf Schneider, he reconstructed several engines for the museum at Saalburg. In 1910, Schramm published his results, with a second edition appearing in 1918. Within, he discussed the processes by which he and Dr. Schneider first restored the ancient treatises on artillery and provides detailed descriptions of the extant Greek and Roman artifacts. Schramm then described in detail the reconstructed engines themselves, both their forms and their capabilities. General Schramm's work serves as much of the modern basis for research into this field. The 1918 edition included an additional chapter after the discovery of a 2nd century AD Roman catapult in the ruined town of Ampurias. This engine confirmed a great many of Schramm's hypotheses and provided a basis for reconsidering some of the other pieces. Details of a reconstructed engine based upon it were added to the end of what became Schramm's Chapter 5. Never having appeared in English before, this book combines both Schramm's 1918 edition and Schneider's supplement to the 1910 edition. These works are fundamental to understanding ancient artillery.