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Romans erecting a ramp to assail the otherwise unreachable fortress of Masada during the First Jewish-Roman War (infosec.pub)
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[–] samburwell96@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Crazy, I remember seeing the diagram of the whole fort, with that big-ass ramp of dirt. Imagine having to construct that while they took pot shots or sallied out to harass. Reminds me of the land bridge made to assault Tyre