A new study lends support to the notion that soldiers in antiquity were significant facilitators in the spread of religions and cults to newly occupied areas.
In the study, Tomáš Glomb of University of
Spreading the cult of Asclepius
The History Of Ancient Torsion Engines
The principle of accelerating projectiles by means of torsion was invented by the Greeks at the beginning of the fourth century BC. It was used to hurl bolts and stones. Initially, the power for the acceleration seems to have been provided by two tor