Palintonon (Greek)

The Palintonon is a Greek Siege Unit in Age of Empires Online. 
PvP Values which are different are put in brackets ().
== Overview ==
* A superior long-range siege unit, the Palintonon reduces heavy defenses to rubble in a matter of seconds.
=== Pronunciation ===
== Special Abilities ==
* Pack: Packs the Palintonon into a mobile unit. However, It can’t attack in this mode.
* Unpack: Unpacks the Palintonon into a stationary artillery so that it can make use of its attack.
== Equipment Slots ==
==Upgrades==
The following technologies can be used improved the abilities of the Palintonon during a mission.
*Bronze Age
 
*Silver Age
 
*Golden Age
==History==
Detailed diagrams of a gigantic palintonon (παλίντονον), around 334 BC (siege of Halicarnassos), probably by E.W. Marsden. The palintonon was a Hellenic heavy catapult, mostly stone-throwing, which was constructed in various scales (from just heavy to enormous). It was invented and intensively used by the Greeks in the early or mid-4th century BCE but it was soon adopted by the Carthaginians, the Romans and other ancient states. It became a ‘beloved’ weapon for the Republican and Imperial Romans: they called it ‘ballista’, but the correct initial version was ‘ballistra’ (βαλλίστρα), also a Greek term from the verb ‘βάλλω’ that is “to shoot”.
Category:Greek Units
Category:Siege Units
Category:Units
Category:Golden Age Units