Assyrian Siege Engines

Lakish relief is an incredible piece of art. Although the events it depicts are horrific, it's a perfect snapshot of a moment in tory that would otherwise be completely lost. The assyrians first built a camp and began to settle in for a long siege of the city. And it's here that their expertise at engineering came into play. As the weeks dragged by, theysow built a ramp of stone and earth leading up to the city's walls. It would have been around the clock effort. Assyrian workers toiled to form the mud bricks that made up the ramp,. While soldiers shielded the workers as they built it. Finally, when the ramp was completed, the