#polybolos
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #polybolos from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-08-01 06:55 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-08-01 06:55 UTCNo related tags with measured usage found for #polybolos.
Live pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-08-01 06:55 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 3 public posts (spanning ~557 hours).
Posting hours (UTC)
Languages: German (2) · English (1)
Avg boosts / post: 0.7
Top of the latest posts
Pompeji: Römer nutzten antikes „Maschinengewehr“. Löcher in der Stadtmauer von Pompeji sprechen für einen Einsatz der Mehrschusswaffe Polybolos. #Pompeji #Polybolos #Römer #Antike #Waffentechnik #Katapult https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeo
Neue Belege für Einsatz von antikem "Maschinengewehr" in Pompeji Bei einer Schlacht 89 v. Chr. kam in Pompeji ein Polybolos zum Einsatz – ein Repetierkatapult, bei dem durch einen Kurbelmechanismus Bolzen in die Schussrinne nachrutschten. D
Humans are a fascinating species. :abe: #Archeology #History #Polybolos #Pompeii #AncientRome https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/22/ancient-machine-gun-was-used-by-romans-to-attack-pompeii
What “polybolos” means
WikipediaThe polybolos was an ancient Greek repeating ballista, reputedly invented by Dionysius of Alexandria and used in antiquity. The polybolos was not a crossbow since it used a torsion mechanism, drawing its power from twisted sinew-bundles. However the earlier and similar oxybeles employed a tension crossbow mechanism, before it was abandoned in favor of torsion.
“Polybolos” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#polybolos across platforms
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