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A 13th century CE illustration showing a medieval siege in France. From the Maciejowski Bible, c. 1240 CE. (Pierpont Morgan Library)

A depiction of the Siege of Paris in 885-886 CE, by Mirco Paganessi. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

The forces of Julius Caesar (100 BCE-48 BCE) battle a faction of the Egyptian army during the Siege of Alexandria in 47 BCE, part of a struggle over the Egyptian line of succession. Illustration by by Zvonimir Grbasic.

Illustration of the Siege of Rochester Castle (1215 CE) by Rocío Espin. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

A 19th century CE painting by Jean-Joseph Dassy of Robert of Normandy at the Siege of Antioch, 1097-8 CE during the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE).

A 15th century CE manuscript illustration depicting the siege of Damascus in 1148 CE during the Second Crusade (1147-1149 CE). (Chronique d'Ernoul et de Bernard le Trésorier, British Library, London)

Map of the Siege of Tyre, November 333 BC to August 332 BC.

Siege of Orléans in 1428 CE from the 15-century CE manuscript Vigiles de Charles VII (c. 1484 CE). Bibliothèque nationale de France, Manuscrit Français 5054, folio 53, recto.

The Second Siege of Vienna in 1683 CE, drawn by Frans Geffels (l. 1624–1694 CE). This was a disastrous Ottoman defeat. (Vienna Museum at Karlsplatz)

The Siege of Constantinople, 1453. Illustration by Jean Le Tavernier accompanying a translation by Jean Miélot of Bertrandon de la Broquière's Voyage d'Outre-Mer. Full-page miniature, MSS fr. 9087, at folio 207 vv...