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Roman soldiers using two forms of battering ram

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Roman soldiers using two forms of battering ram against the walls of a fortress. B is hung on a chain hanging from a frame, so enabling the men to concentrate their strength on thrusting the battering ram forward rather than the simpler form carried on their shoulders. C is mounted on a siege tower. From "Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis" by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp, 1605). Engraving. W

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ARP07113_010340P

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29,3Mo (2,3Mo) / 30,0cm x 24,5cm / 3543 x 2888 (300dpi)