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Siege scene, c1260, (1843). Artist: Henry ShawSiege scene, c1260, (1843). Copy of a manuscript illustration showing a party preparing to attempt the breach which has been made in the tower
Moveable siege tower, designed after Caesars tower at Namur, 1842. Julius Caesar used siege weapons to capture Namur from the Aduatuci in 57 BC
Moveable siege tower with outer galleries and a battering ram, 1842. Plate from A History of the Development and Customs of Chivalry, by Dr Franz Kottenkamp
Siege catapults, 1842. Artist: Friedrich Martin von ReibischSiege catapults, 1842. A mangonel throwing a projectile of Greek fire (left) and a trebuchet (right). Plate from A History of the Development and Customs of Chivalry, by Dr Franz Kottenkamp
Siege weapons, 1842. Artist: Friedrich Martin von ReibischSiege weapons, 1842. Ballistae and a trebuchet (right). Plate from A History of the Development and Customs of Chivalry, by Dr Franz Kottenkamp
Tower of Demetrius Poliorcetes during the Siege of Rhodes in 305 BC, (1842). ArtistTower of Demetrius Poliorcetes during the Siege of Rhodes in 305 BC, (1842). Demetrius, the son of Antigonus I, besieged Rhodes in 305 BC in order to break the islands alliance with Ptolemy I of
Roman centurion conquering the Gauls under Julius Caesar, 1st century BC (1882-1884). Caesar conquered Gaul in the Gallic Wars between 58 and 51 BC
Siege of Marseilles by Julius Caesar, 1882-1884. The city of Marseilles was founded as Massalia in c600 by the Greeks. In Roman times it was an independent city affiliated to Rome
The Emperor Caligula on the shore of Boulogne, 40 AD, (c1920). Artist: A MacKinlayThe Emperor Caligula on the shore of Boulogne, 40 AD, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)
The Catapult, c1868. A Roman siege engine attacks the city of Carthage during the siege of 146 BC. Delenda est Carthago (Carthage must be destroyed) is carved into the wood. Hand-coloured later
Mangonel, an engine of war in the 15th century, (1870). A mangonel was a type of catapult or siege engine used to throw projectiles at the walls of a city or castle
Engine for throwing stones, (1870). A wood engraving from a miniature showing a medieval device for launching projectiles, from the Chevalier au Cygne in the Bibliotheque Imperiale, Paris
Siege, c1260, (1843). Artist: Henry ShawSiege, c1260, (1843). Copy of a manuscript illustration showing assailants, under cover of a kind of shed which has been moved by wheels up to the walls, undermining the tower
Siege machine, c1260, (1843). Artist: Henry ShawSiege machine, c1260, (1843). Copy of a manuscript illustration showing soldiers using a machine to hurl stones at the walls of an enemy stronghold
Roman soldiers using a war engine firing multiple arrows, 1605. Reconstruction from Poliorceticon sive de Machinis Tormentis Telis by Justus Lipsius. (Antwerp, 1605)
Roman soldiers operating a catapult, c1750. Artist: William Henry TomsRoman soldiers operating a catapult, c1750. A Roman siege engine used for hurling missiles, such as stones at bottom left, at the enemy
Attacking walls with battering rams, c1800. The one mounted on chains could be given more impetus than one carried on mens shoulders
Various forms of siege equipment, including battering rams, 1547. From Architectur...Mathematischen...Kunst by Gaultherius Rivius, 1547
Roman siege warfare, 1605. Defenders attempting to disable battering rams. On the right, attackers are handling a ram under a protective cat. From Poliorceticon by Justus Lipsius (Antwerp, 1605)
Wheeled siege towers and bridges, 13th century (18th century). Siege equipment of the type used by Frederick II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor, for his successful siege of Jerusalem (1229)
Ashurnasirpal II, King of Assyria, c9th century BCAshurnasirpal II, King of Assyria. Ashurnasirpal, king from 883-859 BC, leading an assault on a city with battering rams and siege engines. Bas-relief from the British Museum