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During the siege of Syracuse, one defense was Archimedes Claw . The
claw consisted of long poles that dropped large weights or hooks through
the Roman ships then lifted them, via levers , from the water and
dropped them, stern first, back into the sea.
Other defenses were systems of both catapult and crossbow with selective
ranges allowing for a continuous assault on the Romans regardless of their
range from the city.
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Invented in Egypt by the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes , the
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