siege warfare
The siege and defence of fixed places demanded huge resources for the construction of fortifications, the supply of internal garrisons and besieging armies, the concentration and organization of manpower, and the development of technology. As in most periods, sieges in Late Antiquity far outnumbered encounters in open battle. Theoretical Late Roman siege-craft is known from technical treatises covering assault, defence, and ... ...
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