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  • Battering-ram — Bat ter*ing ram , n. 1. (Mil.) An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places. [1913 Webster] Note: It was a large beam, with a head of iron, which was sometimes made to resemble the head of a ram. It was suspended by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Battering ram — A battering ram is a siege engine originating in ancient times to break open fortification walls or doors.In its simplest form, a battering ram is just a large, heavy log carried by several people and propelled with force against an obstacle; the …   Wikipedia

  • Battering — Batter Bat ter (b[a^]t t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battered} (b[a^]t t[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battering}.] [OE. bateren, OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. {Abate}, {Bate} to abate.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Battering-ram —    (Ezek. 4:2; 21:22), a military engine, consisting of a long beam of wood hung upon a frame, for making breaches in walls. The end of it which was brought against the wall was shaped like a ram s head …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • battering ram — bat·ter·ing ram || bætÉ™rɪŋ large hard tool used to beat in a locked door or wall …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Celtic circular wall of Otzenhausen — The Celtic ring fortress is one of the biggest fortifications, the Celts had constructed.Ist builders were Celts of the tribe of the Treveri, who lived in the region north of the fortress. The ring fortress is located on top of the Dollberg , a… …   Wikipedia

  • The Ram has Touched the Wall — Rome episode title= The Ram Has Touched the Wall caption=Pompey mulls his options after truce is refused season=1 (2005) episode=5 (HBO; see BBC editing) air date=September 25, 2005 (HBO) November 23, 2005 (BBC) writer=Bruno Heller director=Allen …   Wikipedia

  • WAR AND WARFARE — TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TEMPLE The methods of offensive and defensive warfare developed side by side in the Ancient Near East. The development of weapons was dependent upon the supply of raw materials, such as stone, metal, and wood; the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • military technology — Introduction       range of weapons, equipment, structures, and vehicles used specifically for the purpose of fighting. It includes the knowledge required to construct such technology, to employ it in combat, and to repair and replenish it.… …   Universalium

  • Roman siege engines — were, for the most part, adapted from Hellenistic siege technology. Relatively small efforts were made to develop the technology; however, the Romans brought an unrelentingly aggressive style to siege warfare [Goldsworthy 2000: 144] . Caesar… …   Wikipedia

  • weapons and warfare, siege —    Modern scholars are unsure when the first sieges of fortified towns in Mesopotamia and surrounding regions took place. Most experts agree that the existence of fortified walls, especially brick and stone ones, around many early towns indicates …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

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