00:00Roman legionnaires pushed up a massive siege ramp to breach the Desert Fortress.
00:05How did ancient soldiers scale a sheer 375-foot rock face defended by relentless fighters at the summit?
00:13Common sense suggested massive siege engines, but deploying them directly against the sheer cliff face was impossible.
00:21Enormous wooden catapult engines unleashed continuous stone barrages to shatter the upper defensive walls.
00:28This massive artificial ramp enabled Roman legionnaires to breach the fortifications, ending the desperate siege.
