FRENCH

L’art du siège néo-assyrien

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Pub
Year
2012
ISBN
9004243054, 9789004243057
ISSN
1566-2055
Google Books ID
Mj2xmG2auVIC
Language
french
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19929722 bytes)
Series
Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 61
Pages
663\663
Topic
History
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2013-03-19 20:43:13

Description

In L'art du siège néo-assyrien, Fabrice De Backer investigates the people, materials, tools, machines, and tactics employed during the first millenium B.C. by the Neo-Assyrians to take and defend fortified cities. The story of besieged people, along with their customs, treatment by the winners, and consequences of the conquest are also discussed.Based on the combination of archaeology, iconography, philology and ethnographical comparisons, the analysis of the particular assets of siege-engines or architectural features are developed, along with the best means employed at that time to overcome them. De Backer proposes more than a simple census of all the means known so far, he also develops and enhances our knowledge of siege-warfare in a pragmatic and efficient manner.

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