Sida laga soo xigtay Pappus ee Alexandria, shaqada Archimedes ee levers keentay in uu faallo: "I sii meel aan istaago, oo waxaan dhaqaajin doonaa Earth. " (Greega: δῶς ποι<unk> στῶ καὶ τὰν γ<unk>ννά κισω) Plutarch sharaxayaa sida Archimedes loogu talagalay nidaamka block-and-tackle pulley, oo u oggolaanaya badmaaxayaasha 212 Punus inay isticmaalaan mabda'a kor u qaadista walxaha si kale ay u noqon lahaayeen kuwo aad u culus si ay u dhaqaaqaan.
hagaajinta awoodda iyo saxnaanta qalabka wax lagu tuuro, iyo soo saarista qalabka lagu cabiro masaafada inta lagu guda jiray Dagaalkii Koowaad ee Punic