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Ancient Warfare Podcast

AWA318 - The Hunnic siege of Naissus

Ancient Warfare Podcast

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Society & Culture, Greece, Warfare, Ancient, Rome, History, Military

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🗓️ 16 August 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Robert asks "I really enjoyed the article about the Hunnic Siege of Naissus. However, I had a question about the Hunnic siege engines described and illustrated in the article. They look like proto-trebuchets with mantlets to protect the crew, and instead of a counterweight or pulleys, the archer platform looks like primitive cherry picker trucks.

My question is why did the Huns construct these unique engines? Is there any evidence why or do scholars have any theories? Did they have insufficient resources to construct regular siege towers and catapults? Did the Huns want to bring their strength of arrow storms to bear? Or were the Huns just unique?" 

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Hi everyone and welcome to another episode of ancient warfare answers with me, Murray.

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I've got a question today from Robert Fisher, which I'll get to in a minute.

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0:39.3

stuff of ancient warfare in the ancient world.

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1:04.8

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1:05.3

Now, Robert's question is about an article I wrote in Ancient Warf wolf verse 17.3 on the hanuk siege of

1:14.9

nasus modernness in Serbia. I really enjoyed the article about the hunnic siege of nasus. However,

1:20.5

I had a question about the hanuk siege engines described and illustrated in the article. They

1:26.2

look like proto trebushes with mantlets to protect the crew,

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