Episode Details
Back to Episodes
Did ancient armies catapult corpses into enemy cities?
Episode 336
Published 1 year, 3 months ago
Description
'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.
Join us on Patron
patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast