The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus: During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and ValensH. G. Bohn, 1862 - 646 sider |
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Side 351
... walls half destroyed , which had once been of great extent , and had served to protect Assyria from foreign invasion . 7. At this point a portion of the river is drawn off in large canals which convey it to the interior districts of ...
... walls half destroyed , which had once been of great extent , and had served to protect Assyria from foreign invasion . 7. At this point a portion of the river is drawn off in large canals which convey it to the interior districts of ...
Side 352
... walls , and we began to fill up the ditches . 12. But before it was quite dawn , the garrison perceived what was being done , with the addition that a violent stroke of a battering - ram had broken down a tower at one corner ; so they ...
... walls , and we began to fill up the ditches . 12. But before it was quite dawn , the garrison perceived what was being done , with the addition that a violent stroke of a battering - ram had broken down a tower at one corner ; so they ...
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... walls were strengthened , and engines to hurl javelins or stones were fixed on all convenient places , and a sufficient supply of water was also provided ; for the day before some of the combatants had been distressed almost to death by ...
... walls were strengthened , and engines to hurl javelins or stones were fixed on all convenient places , and a sufficient supply of water was also provided ; for the day before some of the combatants had been distressed almost to death by ...
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