01-11-2020, 10:28 AM
The Greeks were sophisticated in many ways, but they adopted the tortoise and battering ram 2000 years later than the rest of the civilized world. By the first century BCE, some Greeks and Romans were uttering shrill denials that barbarians had anything to do with siege engines, while others were telling vague stories about the Syrophoenicians or the Carthaginians.
My latest blog post brings together some of the Classical and Near Eastern sources.
My latest blog post brings together some of the Classical and Near Eastern sources.
Nullis in verba
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.