Warfare

__**Assyrian Warfare:**__ 1. Assyrians were sometimes called "The Romans of Asia" because of their conquering style. 2. Assyrians conquered many civilizations including their first conquest of Babylon which sparked their conquering thirst. 3. The Assyrians had the largest army ever known in the middle east. 4. The Assyrians were eventually defeated by the New Babylonians 5. invented battering rams and siege engines
 * The exigencies of war had given the Assyrians more knowledge about battle; they made iron swords, spears, lances, battering rams, and metal armor.

This is a painting of the Sammaria falling to the Assyrian army.

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