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Battering rams were used in ancient Assyria to break down the gates of besieged cities.
You might have to pay for the door.
By battering rams.
Mostly it tells me that they didn't have modern artillery and explosives which work much better than battering rams.
Battering rams became "old hat" when gunpowder became widely used in the West.
Battering rams were considered one of the strongest siege weapons, able to break down doors almost effortlessly. If rams were used in ancient Egypt, then they would have been used as heavy siege weapons.
It took teamwork, and boiling oil could be poured on the users.
They were used by putting them in there butts
We studied the Assyrians and built a battering ram, chariot and a siege ... Chariots, battering rams and siege towers all make use of simple machines.
A raised draw-bridge over a deep, wide moat made using a battering-ram difficult.