The king before a besieged castle -- the battering-ram making a breach in the walls.
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Art, Antiquities and Archaeological Sites including Monument of Nineveh, discovered and described by M.P.E. Botta, measured and drawn by M. E. Flandin. Book published by order of the government under the auspices of the Minister of the Interior of France and more.
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forts fortifications
calah extinct city
campaigns battles
assyria
military facilities
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the monuments of nineveh from drawings made on the spot by austen henry layard esq d c l illustrated in one hundred plates
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forts and fortifications
campaigns and battles
castle
battering ram
breach
walls
monuments
nineveh
austen henry layard
persian
persia
iran
pre islamic
antiquity
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Date
1849
Contributors
Layard, Austen Henry, Sir (1817-1894), Author
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Location
London
Source
New York Public Library
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