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The Fine Art Of Assaulting Mud Brick Fortifications In The Middle Kingdom

A reposted poliorcetic portrayal

Mar 21, 2024
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Below a row of wrestlers, a storming party assaults a gate supported by a manetelet and long spear with archers. Detail from the tomb of Baquet III at Beni Hasan

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