About this episode

This episode explores the siege of Lachish and the broader implications of Assyrian siegecraft on modernity.

Its the siege of Lachish, but also a much more wide ranging explanation of Assyrian siegecraft more generally. Including how it was recognizably modern and, in many ways, responsible for modernity.

People in this episode

Host: James Bleckley

Topics covered

• Assyrian siege
• siegecraft
• history
• modernity
• Lachish

Keywords

• Lachish
• Assyrian
• siege
• siegecraft
• history
• modernity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Assyrian siegecraft

Places: Lachish

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