Episode 336
AWA336 - Did ancient armies catapult corpses into enemy cities?
Ancient Warfare Podcast · The History Network
December 20, 202410m 7s
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Show Notes
'We've all heard of ancient armies catapulting corpses and manure over walls in sieges, but is the modern intuition that this was to promote illness in those cities correct? Are there any primary sources that describe flinging corpses in order to make the defenders sick, or was it more likely just out of convivence for the attackers?' Thanks Thomas for sending that in.
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