Biblical warfare: How did the Assyrians conquer Judean Lachish?
Archaeologists uncovered how King Sennacherib’s army built the massive siege ramp that allowed them to defeat the city some 2,700 years ago.
Siege scene with two massive L-shaped shields protecting Assyrian soldiers, in a relief from the palace of Tiglath-Pileser III at Nimrud(photo credit: Courtesy of the British Museum)ByROSSELLA TERCATINUpdated:
