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Artist's impression of an army in front of a large city wall, most likely during Late Antiquity or the early Middle Ages. While this does not depict any specific event, the walls may represent the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople.

Arrival of the French Expeditionary Corps into Mexico City, 10 June 1863, oil-on-canvas painting by Jean-Adolphe Beaucé, 1868. Collections of the Palace of Versailles.

Alabaster bas-relief depicting an overwhelming Assyrian attack on a city. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 5 (bottom), Room B, the North-Palace Palace, Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

US General Winfield Scott occupies Mexico City on 14 September 1847 at the end of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). By Carl Nebel, 1851. New York Public Library.

View on the ruins of the sunken city of Simena in ancient Lycia, modern-day Turkey. Photo provided by Peter Sommer Travels and republished with permission.

A contemporary view of the Sicilian hilltop city of Enna, which stand 931 meters (3,054 feet) above sea level.

Chester City Walls - Spur Wall and Water Tower. Built between 70 - 80 CE.

A view of the main street of Sirkap, the second city of Taxila

Street view - Chester City, Cheshire, England.

A section of the Roman city-wall of Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. 1st century BCE. The base of the wall was made using calcareous rock while the upper portion is of Roman concrete (opus caementicium).