The final onslaught: the sasanian siege of Hatra
The most extended siege works known in the Near East were recently detected at Hatra. The authors discuss the evidence for and the function of the 25 km of walls and ditches in detail. Reviewing evidence for Roman and Sasanian logistics in war and siege they date the structures to Ardashir’s I conqu...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Gebr. Mann Verlag
2009
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Zeitschrift für Orient-Archäologie
Year: 2009, Volume: 2, Pages: 106-139 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Fortification
/ Sassaniden
/ Roman time
/ Hatra
/ Warfare
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RelBib Classification: | HH Archaeology TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
Further subjects: | B
Ardašir I
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