The city besieged : siege and its manifestations in the ancient Near East /

Exploring the military, legal, social and literary aspects of ancient warfare, this study examines the multifaceted nature of the siege phenomenon in the Ancient Near East. The book is based on Akkadian and biblical (and, to lesser degree, Greek, Aramaic, Egyptian, Hittite and Ugaritic) sources as w...

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Main Author: Ephʻal, Israel.

Format: eBook

Language: English
Hebrew

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 36.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2009, ISBN: 9789004222724.

Subjects:

Military art and science > Middle East > History.

Siege warfare > Middle East.

Sieges > Middle East.

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