9.4 Siege methods and equipment

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The fall of Nineveh/Babylon (2)
Nebuchadnezzar II (1)
Ninus's campaign against Bactria (1)
A popular memory of Cyrus' besieging Babylon (1)
Semiramis as a leader in war (1)

9. Army and warfare (20)

9.1 Conscription system (4)

9.1 Conscription system (4)

9.1.1 Basic conscription unit (kiṣru “cohort”)

9.1.2 Conscripts (ṣāb šarri “king’s men”) (1)

9.1.3 Reserves (kutallu)

9.1.4 General levy (1)

9.1.5 Sustenance of troops (“bow field”)

9.1.6 Muster of troops (mašartu)

 

9.2 Standing army (9)

9.2 Standing army (9)

9.2.1 Imperial guard

9.2.2 Regional armies

9.2.2.1 Armies of cabinet ministers

9.2.2.1.1 Turtanu

9.2.2.1.2 Rabsake

9.2.2.1.3 Rab-saris

9.2.2.1.4 Nagir ekalli

9.2.2.2 Provincial troops

9.2.3 Professional troops

9.2.4 Mercenaries (1)

9.2.5 Cavalry (2)

9.2.6 Chariotry (1)

9.2.6.1 Driver

9.2.6.2 Chariot fighter

9.2.6.3 Third man

9.2.7 Infantry (1)

9.2.7.1 Archers

9.2.7.2 Slingers (1)

9.2.7.3 Hoplites

9.2.7.4 Shield-bearers

9.2.8 Paramilitary troops (1)

9.2.8.1 Scouts

9.2.8.2 Trackers

9.2.8.3 Pioneers and engineers

9.2.8.4 Sappers

9.2.8.5 Cooks

9.2.8.6 Artisans

9.2.8.7 Scribes

9.2.8.8 Diviners (1)

9.2.9 Officers and units

9.2.9.1 Commander-of-fifty

9.2.9.2 Cohort commander (rab kiṣri)

9.2.9.3 Chiliarch (rab līmi)

9.2.9.4 Prefect (šaknu)

9.2.9.5 Governor

9.2.10 Equipment and provisioning of troops (šaṣbussu) (3)

9.2.10.1 Equipment (1)

9.2.10.1.1 Helmets (1)

9.2.10.2 Provisions (ṣiditu) (1)

 

9.3 Camps, garrisons and fortifications (2)

9.3 Camps, garrisons and fortifications (2)

9.3.1 Military camps

9.3.1.1 Content and structure of camp

9.3.1.2 Construction of camp

9.3.1.3 Moving camp

9.3.2 Garrisons

9.3.2.1 Training of troops

9.3.3 Forts and fortifications (2)

9.3.3.1 Structure of fort (2)

9.3.3.2 Construction of forts

9.3.3.3 Manning a fort

9.3.3.4 Equipping fort

 

9.4 Siege methods and equipment (5)

9.4 Siege methods and equipment (5)

9.4.1 Siege engines (1)

9.4.1.1 Battering rams

9.4.1.2 Siege towers

9.4.2 Siege ladders

9.4.3 Siege ramps