TY  - BOOK
AU  - Backer,Fabrice De
TI  - L'art du siège néo-assyrien
T2  - Culture and history of the ancient Near East,
SN  - 9789004243064
AV  - UG444 .B33 2013
U1  - 355.4/4093509014 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Siege warfare
KW  - Assyria
KW  - History
KW  - Military art and science
KW  - History, Military
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material -- 1. État de la question -- 2. Historique de la période néo-assyrienne -- 3. Les machines de siège néo-assyriennes -- 4. Le matériel de siège néo-assyrien -- 5. Le personnel de siège néo-assyrien -- 6. Les techniques de siège néo-assyriennes -- 7. Phases chronologiques d’un siège -- 8. Conclusion -- 9. Annexes -- Bibliographie -- Index des auteurs modernes -- Plaques; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - In L'art du siège néo-assyrien , Fabrice De Backer investigates the people, materials, tools, machines, and tactics employed during the first millenium B.C. by the Neo-Assyrians to take and defend fortified cities. The story of besieged people, along with their customs, treatment by the winners, and consequences of the conquest are also discussed. Based on the combination of archaeology, iconography, philology and ethnographical comparisons, the analysis of the particular assets of siege-engines or architectural features are developed, along with the best means employed at that time to overcome them. De Backer proposes more than a simple census of all the means known so far, he also develops and enhances our knowledge of siege-warfare in a pragmatic and efficient manner
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004243064
ER  -