A patient, relentless look at how Rome turned sieges into precise, stepwise pressure on stone walls.
Roman siege engines could launch projectiles over walls using torsion-powered arms long before proper artillery existed.
Siege ramps sometimes required fewer stones than the city walls they breached, revealing clever engineering misdirection.
During sieges, Romans frequently used extemporary water management tricks, turning besieged wells into foul, stagnant traps.
Legions communicated through birds and smoke signals while operating siege ladders, coordinating attacks across multilevel fortifications.
Roman siege engines could launch projectiles over walls using torsion-powered arms long before proper artillery existed.
Siege ramps sometimes required fewer stones than the city walls they breached, revealing clever engineering misdirection.
During sieges, Romans frequently used extemporary water management tricks, turning besieged wells into foul, stagnant traps.
Legions communicated through birds and smoke signals while operating siege ladders, coordinating attacks across multilevel fortifications.
