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[FMH] CONTENTS Introduction Part I. The History of Siege Warfare 1 Ancient Egypt 2 Ancient Judea 3 Assyria 4 Persia 5 Greece 6 Rome 7 Gauls and Germanic Tribes 8 Byzantine Empire 9 The Muslim World 10 Medieval Europe Part II. Siege Weapons 11 Scaling Ladders 12 Mobile Sheds 13 Battering Rams 14 Borers 15 Siege Towers 16 Sambucas 17 Agger (Embankments) 18 Undermining 19 Ancient and Medieval Throwing Machines 20 Incendiary Weapons in Siege Warfare 21 Gunpowder and Siege Cannon 22 Other Siege Devices Part III. Methods of Attack and Defense 23 Methods of Attack 24 Methods of Defense 25 Stratagems Appendices Appendix 1 Greek Measurements Appendix 2 Roman Measurements Appendix 3 Approximate Life Spans of Some Antique and Medieval Authors Appendix 4 Glossary of Terms Bibliography Endnotes Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Siege warfare -- History.
Sieges -- History.
Military weapons -- History -- To 1500.
Military history, Medieval.
Middle Ages.