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posted by Craig on Thursday, November 5, 2009 - link to this photo
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Thu, November 5, 2009 - 9:29 PM
A siege engine
Craig
Craig
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Fri, November 6, 2009 - 6:49 AM
Yes, that would be the genus. What's the species?
Craig
Craig
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Fri, November 6, 2009 - 6:50 AM
And then a horrible exception occurred...
Bobster
Bobster
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Fri, November 6, 2009 - 6:01 PM
A siege tower
Craig
Craig
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Fri, November 6, 2009 - 6:03 PM
Yes, and it even had a name.
si
si
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Sat, November 7, 2009 - 9:09 AM
Siege tower also known as a Belfry.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_tower
Craig
Craig
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Sat, November 7, 2009 - 2:20 PM
OK, rather than me sending you astray here; this particular seige tower is also called the 'Taker of Cities' or the Helepolis, from sometime around 300 BCE. The largest siege machine ever, if the writings are to be believed, it was ultimately dismantled and figured in the building of the Colossus of Rhodes.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helepolis
Cane...
Canela, too hot for you
online 125
Sat, November 7, 2009 - 8:24 PM
The World trade center?
CCM
CCM
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Sun, November 8, 2009 - 7:09 AM
Does it shoot fire?
CCM
CCM
offline 66
Sun, November 8, 2009 - 7:09 AM
Or oil?
CCM
CCM
offline 66
Sun, November 8, 2009 - 7:09 AM
Or oil?
☂Skylar
☂Skylar
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Mon, November 9, 2009 - 12:57 AM
aaah sweet sychronicity...

it is apt for my challenges this week.

thankyavery much!
Mon, November 9, 2009 - 5:33 PM
Nice !
Mon, November 9, 2009 - 5:34 PM
(can you mark it as solved ?)

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