The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἑλέπολις“taker of cities”
- English todayhelepolis
From Ancient Greek ἑλέπολις (helépolis, “taker of cities”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
helepolis
Today it means: an ancient Greek siege engine consisting of a wheeled tower containing machines for throwing stones and spears Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἑλέπολις