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Warfare Tactics: The Battle Of The Assyrian Empire

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The Assyrian empire were more advanced militarily than rival nations. They used their iron-making skills and modern weapons like bows and arrows or slings to conquer many nations in their reign. During a time in their reign when they conquered Syria, it was said that the Syrians were so scared that they fled from Sennacherib and his soldiers in the mountains . The Assyrian empire based them on self on that attack was the defense, as I said they could overpower their rival nations with all their advanced warfare techniques. Is was known that the Assyrian military in that time was known for their barbarism and brutality that no one could match, even saying this they were still a very efficient army.

The Assyrians were known for their techniques that led them to overtake many nations. They created mechanisms like Pontoons, which they used a temporary bridge to cross water when they had a water barrier. After they got to the wall of the city they dug holes under them to weaken the walls, they would later continue their attack by a wave of arrows flying over the walls and meanwhile another group knocked down the wall with a iron-tipped battering ram. After …show more content…

They used some of the Assyrians tactics to conquer the one who created those tactics. In 612 BCE the Medes and Chaldeans came together to burn down Nineveh and began the fall of Assyria. Ashurbanipal was one of the last successful kings. With all their barbaric tactics of killing or deporting the civilians of nations they invaded they created a lot of enemies. After the death of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh fell. Even though being so militarily strong, additions to why they weren’t the perfect empire. For example, years before the fall of Nineveh Sennacherib was assassinated from a palace conspiracy. This shows how even the strongest empire could have some flaws that could end up ruining

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