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The Siege of Rhodes: Hellenistic Warfare's Greatest Test
In 305 BC, the island city of Rhodes faced one of the most extraordinary sieges in ancient history. Demetrius Poliorcetes — 'the Besieger' — son of Antigonus Monophthalmus, arrived with a massive army and the most advanced siege equipment the world had ever seen: helepolises towering nine stories high, tunneling machines, and naval blockades. But the Rhodians, led by their admiral Ameinias and with help from Ptolemy I, held out for a full year, turning Demetrius's own weapons against him. This episode explores the siege's engineering marvels, the political maneuvering…
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