The 52 BC Battle of Alesia was the concluding episode of Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul.

Sep 30, 2011 - Ivan Castro

Siege warfare has been with us since pre-Egyptian Empire times. In the Medieval period it blossomed to full maturity. It is still practised today.

Oct 8, 2010 - Norman Carless

The Numantines were a Celtiberian people who took their name from their principle fortress, Numantia.

Sep 25, 2009 - Grant Sebastian Nell

Gunpowder revolutionized warfare and propelled man into the age of modern warfare. Today we have RPGs, biological weapons and dirty bombs.

Nov 7, 2006 - Kirk Lindstrom

The siege of Tyre demonstrated Alexander the Great's superior siege warfare tactics against the Tyrians.

Jun 5, 2010 - Eliot Elwar

According to historians Polybius, Livy, and Plutarch, the Greek inventor Archimedes created many devices to repel the Romans when they besieged Syracuse.

Jun 18, 2010 - Luke Arnott

Mangonels, Onagers and Ballistae belong to the torsion-powered family of siege weaponry. They used energy stored in a twisted rope to fling their loads.

Oct 12, 2010 - Norman Carless

For 108 days, the beleaguered citizens of Budapest endured some of the war's bloodiest fighting as the Red Army and the Wehrmacht vied for control the city.

May 25, 2008 - Michael LeFlem

Elephants have been used in war for thousands of years. With their massive strength and magnificent ivory tusks, they inspired awe and terror in all who faced them.

Dec 20, 2008 - Grant Sebastian Nell

Linking a train of wagons together in a circle or square and plugging the gaps with stakes, thorn-brush or fences created a fortress-like enclosure.

Mar 26, 2009 - Grant Sebastian Nell

A variety of animals, insects, and bacteria have been used in human warfare since ancient times.

Aug 28, 2010 - Diane Evans

Throughout the history of mankind, animals have taken part in combat, espionage and have functioned in other ways to fight the wars of the humans.

Aug 28, 2010 - Diane Evans

Most picture the Mongol horde striking their enemies down with swift cavalry maneuvers and volleys of arrows on the open steppe.

Jan 21, 2010 - Sean Abreu

Medieval warfare - the tactics, methods and weaponry used to lay siege to a castle in medieval times.

Apr 7, 2008 - Rachel Bellerby

During the Late Middle Ages, warfare continued to experience an evolution in technology and destructive power

Apr 10, 2011 - Eliot Elwar

Early modern warfare saw the crossbow, longbow, and gunpowder weapons development, which accelerated the disappearance of the knight.

Apr 12, 2011 - Eliot Elwar

This study sketches the strategy, tactics, and combat operations employed by ancient warriors from prehistoric times to 500 BCE.

Jan 18, 2010 - Eliot Elwar

History served as a tool for both inspiration and education for the cultures and Greece and Rome.

Sep 24, 2008 - Nicholas Efstathiou

For over 50 years, BC 1410-1350, the Mitanni-Egyptian alliance offered peace to much of the Ancient Near East.

Apr 6, 2011 - Robert McRoberts

Although the role of cats in warfare has usually been confined to food protection and moral support, they have occasionally been put to more unconventional uses.

Mar 16, 2010 - Jennifer Copley