Roman Scorpio - C.A 1st-4th Centuries AD

**Magister Militum Flavius Aetius** · September 03, 2011, 09:12 AM

So yeah, Planning to build a new scorpion for myself and maybe donate it to my re-enactment group - looking for designs etc. Here's a base image:

This says cheiroballista but that's obviously wrong because this isn't hand-held.

**Magister Militum Flavius Aetius** · September 03, 2011, 09:13 AM

Another pic -

This is one done by re-enactors and what I plan to do - 'bout 4 feet, steel housing rather than bronze, made of fir or something. WOuld use yew but that's rare and expensive, although the most historically accurate.

**The_Nord** · September 03, 2011, 10:31 AM

Wow you're going to build one of those? That's cool, I'm gonna stay tuned in this topic. Good luck!

**Julianus Flavius** · September 04, 2011, 01:12 AM

I feel sorry for the next door-to-door preacher or salesperson to knock at Aetius' door... haha

**Blatta Optima Maxima** · September 04, 2011, 02:43 AM

I want one too.

Do any of you own any Roman equipment, as in, a spatha, a lorica hamata or something?

**Magister Militum Flavius Aetius** · September 06, 2011, 06:32 AM

I got a tunic, and a hat... and a new laptop.

**Deutschland** · September 06, 2011, 03:15 PM

Haha the laptop will look most genuine.. Maybe as ammo for the scorpion? :p

**Magister Militum Flavius Aetius** · September 06, 2011, 03:35 PM

No but I'm still considering firing a Toaster out of it. We're gonna donate it to a museum so it's tax deductible. When we're finished with it, of course.

**Magister Militum Flavius Aetius** · September 09, 2011, 03:00 PM

We're gonna donate it to the legion, as no museums around here are world history. The Legion offers a 501c3 since part of their stuff is ministry. So I've been talking with their engineer and got some specs. I also managing to gget a copy of the video they made when they built their first ballista, not the scorpio though.