Roman 'Machine Gun' Scars Found on Pompeii's Ancient Walls
Before Pompeii was engulfed in volcanic ash, its walls may have been battered by an ancient “machine gun” while the city was under siege. A study has uncovered compelling evidence that Roman forces deployed a rapid-fire, mechanically sophisticated weapon known as a polybolos during the city’s siege in 89 BC and the scars it left behind have survived for over two millennia.
Over 150 years before Pompeii was famously frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the city was drawn into the Social War (91–88 BC). This conflict broke out when Rome’s Italian allies, long bound to the Republic but denied full citizenship, revolted in a bid for political rights and autonomy. In 89 BC, Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla laid siege to Pompeii, deploying advanced Roman weapons and artillery against its defenses to break resistance. The northern walls, between the Vesuvio and Ercolano gates, were particularly vulnerable due to the gently sloping terrain that made them easier to assault than the southern side, which was naturally protected by a steep drop toward the sea.
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