{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreicfuh35jphbvezdmp2v3toeiaokw5c25wsqti2iekgez6z3ew7mdq",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:skay7lskjqh4alxysohku377/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitxwivgutd2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreibfkjcrtelxhxzirvwn4lnfdit75jpxcrb2s4mpnomz5vbpwqtiwa"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/png",
    "size": 784754
  },
  "path": "/science/ancient-roman-machine-gun-pompeii/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T16:47:10.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.popsci.com",
  "tags": [
    "Science",
    "Archaeology",
    "Military",
    "Technology",
    "Weapons",
    "Rome unleashed an ancient ‘machine gun’ on Pompeii",
    "Popular Science"
  ],
  "textContent": "The polybolos was centuries, if not millennia, before its time.\n\nThe post Rome unleashed an ancient ‘machine gun’ on Pompeii appeared first on Popular Science.",
  "title": "Rome unleashed an ancient ‘machine gun’ on Pompeii"
}