What Makes Alexander The Great Military
Philip II, Alexander’s father was known for his innovations with the Macedonian military, Alexander perfected the formations and tactics developed by his father. Utilization of siege machinery enabled Alexander to surpass his father’s achievements and conquer the East. These technologies together with his great mind of military strategies enabled him to become one of the greatest military leaders in history.
Introduction Philip II laid the foundation for Alexander’s great success in his campaign to take the East. Philip II instilled in his son the need for a strong, loyal army with many supporting units, especially siege engineers. Alexander built upon his father’s ideas, creating an army that worked harmounously together conquering every …show more content…
This would allow the invading army to attack the defending forces on the wall, and eventually gain access to the top of the wall. The siege towers could either be built next to the wall or be built with wheels and moved into position at the time they were needed. Some of them included battering-rams on the ground floor, so that while the troops at the tops of the tower were attacking the defenders on top of the wall, the battering-rams could be used to break down the city gates. Arrow-firing catapults could also be installed on the top of the tower and be utilized to attack the defenders at the wall. Once the city walls were breached the siege towers could then be wheeled inside the city and used for futher attacks upon city rooftops.
Catapults Torsion catapults are believed to have been invented by the Phonecians. There were two varieties of them, mainly differentiated by size, the light and the heavy. The light catapult was utilized to hurl small projectiles, such as arrows, small rocks, and javalines. The larger, heavier catapult could throw stones up to 60 pounds. The mechanism that propelled the projectile was usually tightly twisted animal sinew or human hair and had a range of about 450 meters with an eight pound projectile. Although these were utilized by Alexander in many of his battles they were considered to be rather
Introduction Philip II laid the foundation for Alexander’s great success in his campaign to take the East. Philip II instilled in his son the need for a strong, loyal army with many supporting units, especially siege engineers. Alexander built upon his father’s ideas, creating an army that worked harmounously together conquering every …show more content…
This would allow the invading army to attack the defending forces on the wall, and eventually gain access to the top of the wall. The siege towers could either be built next to the wall or be built with wheels and moved into position at the time they were needed. Some of them included battering-rams on the ground floor, so that while the troops at the tops of the tower were attacking the defenders on top of the wall, the battering-rams could be used to break down the city gates. Arrow-firing catapults could also be installed on the top of the tower and be utilized to attack the defenders at the wall. Once the city walls were breached the siege towers could then be wheeled inside the city and used for futher attacks upon city rooftops.
Catapults Torsion catapults are believed to have been invented by the Phonecians. There were two varieties of them, mainly differentiated by size, the light and the heavy. The light catapult was utilized to hurl small projectiles, such as arrows, small rocks, and javalines. The larger, heavier catapult could throw stones up to 60 pounds. The mechanism that propelled the projectile was usually tightly twisted animal sinew or human hair and had a range of about 450 meters with an eight pound projectile. Although these were utilized by Alexander in many of his battles they were considered to be rather