helepolis
From LSJ
ὁ χρόνος ἐστὶ δάνος, τὸ ζῆν πικρός ἐσθ' ὁ δανίσας → time is a loan, and he who lent you life is a hard creditor | time is on loan and life's lender is a prick
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
hĕlĕpŏlis: is, f., = ἑλέπολις (citytaking),
I a besieging engine, invented by Demetrius Poliorcetes, Vitr. 10, 22; Amm. 23, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
hĕlĕpŏlis, is, f. (ἑλέπολις), hélépole, machine de siège : Vitr. Arch. 10, 22 ; Amm. 23, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
helepolis, Akk. im, f. (ελέπολις), die Stadteinnehmerin, die Stadteroberungsmaschine, eine Belagerungsmaschine von erstaunlicher Größe, Vitr. 10, 16 (22), 3 sqq.; vgl. Amm. 23, 4, 10 sqq.
Latin > Chinese
helepolis vel heleptoles, is. f. :: 撞城之具
