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Improved Fortifications

That which makes the attackers' task harder should be welcomed.

The need for settlements to withstand attacks led to the construction of many impressive defensive structures. The formidable twin walls of Babylon were an early example. A wonder of the ancient world, its multi-layered defences were built from baked brick and reinforced by a surrounding moat. Greek historian Diodorus stated that the construction took 200,000 men a full year to complete. On standing before them, Cyrus the Great, commander of the besieging Medo-Persian forces exclaimed “I am unable to see how any enemy can take walls of such strength and height by assault”.

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