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minus-squaretrxxruraxvr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·2 months agoThe point of sieges was generally to take the city in order to extract taxes (after the initial looting). If you make be the city completely useless you’re not better at it, you’re defeating the purpose of the siege itself.
minus-squareSt.Elsewhere@threads.net@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months ago(I know, I was just joking)
The point of sieges was generally to take the city in order to extract taxes (after the initial looting). If you make be the city completely useless you’re not better at it, you’re defeating the purpose of the siege itself.
(I know, I was just joking)