We studied the Assyrians and built a battering ram, chariot and a siege ... Chariots, battering rams and siege towers all make use of simple machines.
The powerful chariot and siege weapons (catapults and battering rams) that the Assyrians invented.
Battering rams were used in ancient Assyria to break down the gates of besieged cities.
A raised draw-bridge over a deep, wide moat made using a battering-ram difficult.
300b.C.
By battering rams.
swords , daggers , knifes , catapults , battering rams, greek fire
The battering ram.
Mostly it tells me that they didn't have modern artillery and explosives which work much better than battering rams.
battering ram
Battering rams became "old hat" when gunpowder became widely used in the West.
because it helped Assyrians conquer their enemies