They used battering rams,
Artificial towers
Lances
Shields
-Rectangular (approx 3 ft tall and 2 ft wide,
as used by shield-bearers on the artificial towers to protect archers.)
-Rectangular, very large (up to 6 ft by 3-3.5 ft wide).This was a high curved shield which, resting on the groune, protected the persons of the beseigers entirely from the spaers and arrows of the enemy. Each of these remarkeable shields screened 2 warriors, one of whom had charge of the shield, while the other shot his arrows.
Sharpened stakes
Bows
Chariots and horses
(Details from "Daily Bible Illustrations - Isaiah and the Prophets" by John Kitto, date unknown)
They probably have faced so many invasions that it has shown them many strategies to help win later wars.
Because they had iron weapons.
The Assyrians were very strong in transport of goods so they started out talking through their empire by this way
The Chaldeans joined the Medes because the Chaldeans lost their power so they joined the Medes to fight the Assyrians... wrong!In 652 BC a series of wars broke out in the Assyrian Empire over who should rule. These wars greatly weakened the empire. Sensing this weakness, the Chaldeans led the Medes in attacking the Assyrians. In 612 BC they destroyed Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire. The Chaldeans were not strong and developed nor able to fight against Assyrians. They were just lucky the empire and Babylon were weak and swarming with conflicts...It is also important to note that the Assyrian Empire was a violent and repressive Empire, most non-Assyrians allied with the Medes if they were in a position to do so since the Medes offered a better alternative to the Assyrian government.
The Chaldeans joined the Medes because the Chaldeans lost their power so they joined the Medes to fight the Assyrians... wrong!In 652 BC a series of wars broke out in the Assyrian Empire over who should rule. These wars greatly weakened the empire. Sensing this weakness, the Chaldeans led the Medes in attacking the Assyrians. In 612 BC they destroyed Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire. The Chaldeans were not strong and developed nor able to fight against Assyrians. They were just lucky the empire and Babylon were weak and swarming with conflicts...It is also important to note that the Assyrian Empire was a violent and repressive Empire, most non-Assyrians allied with the Medes if they were in a position to do so since the Medes offered a better alternative to the Assyrian government.
The Chaldeans joined the Medes because the Chaldeans lost their power so they joined the Medes to fight the Assyrians... wrong!In 652 BC a series of wars broke out in the Assyrian Empire over who should rule. These wars greatly weakened the empire. Sensing this weakness, the Chaldeans led the Medes in attacking the Assyrians. In 612 BC they destroyed Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire. The Chaldeans were not strong and developed nor able to fight against Assyrians. They were just lucky the empire and Babylon were weak and swarming with conflicts...It is also important to note that the Assyrian Empire was a violent and repressive Empire, most non-Assyrians allied with the Medes if they were in a position to do so since the Medes offered a better alternative to the Assyrian government.
The Chaldeans joined the Medes because the Chaldeans lost their power so they joined the Medes to fight the Assyrians... wrong!In 652 BC a series of wars broke out in the Assyrian Empire over who should rule. These wars greatly weakened the empire. Sensing this weakness, the Chaldeans led the Medes in attacking the Assyrians. In 612 BC they destroyed Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire. The Chaldeans were not strong and developed nor able to fight against Assyrians. They were just lucky the empire and Babylon were weak and swarming with conflicts...It is also important to note that the Assyrian Empire was a violent and repressive Empire, most non-Assyrians allied with the Medes if they were in a position to do so since the Medes offered a better alternative to the Assyrian government.
The Chaldeans joined the Medes because the Chaldeans lost their power so they joined the Medes to fight the Assyrians... wrong!In 652 BC a series of wars broke out in the Assyrian Empire over who should rule. These wars greatly weakened the empire. Sensing this weakness, the Chaldeans led the Medes in attacking the Assyrians. In 612 BC they destroyed Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire. The Chaldeans were not strong and developed nor able to fight against Assyrians. They were just lucky the empire and Babylon were weak and swarming with conflicts...It is also important to note that the Assyrian Empire was a violent and repressive Empire, most non-Assyrians allied with the Medes if they were in a position to do so since the Medes offered a better alternative to the Assyrian government.
The Assyrian Empire and the Persian Empire were two of the earliest major empires in the world. The Assyrians were powerful from about 900 to about 600 BC. The Persian Empire came afterwards, holding power beginning around 550 BC. Both were empires in what we now call the Middle East. Both were monarchies. However, there were very important differences between the two. A good way to express these differences is to say that, from our perspective, the Persian Empire was more enlightened. Because of this, it was possible for them to rule a much larger empire than the Assyrians could. The Assyrians had a much more autocratic and centralized system of government. The king of Assyria was seen as all-powerful. Everyone else in their society was seen as a slave of the king. When the Assyrians conquered other peoples, they tried to dominate them and exploit them. The Assyrians essentially used the outer parts of their kingdom as colonies to be exploited, not as valued parts of their own society. By contrast, the Persian Empire was more enlightened. The king did not portray himself as a completely dominant figure. The people of the empire were portrayed as strong and important members of society. The empire was not exploited as ruthlessly for the benefit of the center. Instead, each part of the empire had its own governor and was seen as an equal part of the empire. Tribute was demanded from each region, but not as ruthlessly as in the Assyrian Empire. Thus, the Assyrians and the Persians were both empires, but they ran in rather different ways.
Assyrians needed a strong army to keep the people they conquered in control. They also needed one to conquer more people and protect their land.
The Assyrians set up posts with fresh horse's, mules, or donkeys throughout the kingdom to transport messages. Usually they would get a response by the end of the week. It is just like the Pony Express that America used to have before the telegram.
Assyrians
So they could show how strong they where.
Specifically was their rams, rams that could destroy very sturdy and strong walls, as well as their strategy afterwards when the defenses were overrun.