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OCR: Catapult About th Catapult The word comes from Greek pioM meaning "hurler. The catapult which worked ua the same principle F slingshot. was used hurl heavy rocl Ks aver the moats and walls of castles or fortified cities. The Assyrians apparently developed the earliest catapults during the 13th century B.C.E. And the armies of Rorne under Julius Caesar used catapults with deadly results during the campaign inGaul As late World WarI soldiers used catapults ta lob grenades : and gas bombs into enemy trenc hes rocks Rorme

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