Medieval Glossary
Aries
A Latin word meaning "a ram". Although this could apply to the animal, during the Middle Ages it might also refer to a battering ram.
Related term(s): Battering Ram
Category: Siege Weapons and Artillery
Added: 08.06.05
Source information:
Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 28.
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