scaling-ladders

Even now am I ready to take my own and dismiss my army from this land, receiving my house in turn to dwell therein, and once more restore it to him for a like period instead of ravaging our country and planting scaling-ladders against the towers, as I shall attempt to do if I do not get my rights.

The Phoenissae 2008

Even now am I ready to take my own and dismiss my army from this land, receiving my house in turn to dwell therein, and once more restore it to him for a like period instead of ravaging our country and planting scaling-ladders against the towers, as I shall attempt to do if I do not get my rights.

The Phoenissae 2008

In an instant out dashed the cavalry, and the enemy, seeing them, beat a hasty retreat, leaving behind scaling-ladders and dead, besides some comrades hopelessly maimed.

Hellenica 2007

An agreement was made, and in the dead of night a party consisting of the exiles themselves and others with them, about six hundred in number, planted themselves close under the walls with scaling-ladders.

Hellenica 2007

At the end of winter, when the spring was approaching, the Argives came with scaling-ladders against Epidaurus, expecting to find that the place was stripped of its defenders by the war, and could be taken by storm.

The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

Arcadians and the Argives were circling round the city, and had begun to dig through the walls of the citadel from its upper side. 690 Of the citizens inside some were beating down their assailants on the wall; 691 others, those of them who were climbing up from outside and were still on the scaling-ladders, whilst a third set were delivering battle against those who had mounted the towers.

Hellenica 2007

The messengers Cyrus had sent out, telling them exactly where to go, fell into the hands of Gadatas: some were allowed to escape — their business was to fetch the troops and carry the scaling-ladders — but the rest were narrowly examined in the presence of many witnesses, and when

Cyropaedia 2007

A man who would mount these without scaling-ladders, is an ass; he who would SAY he mounted them without such assistance, is a liar and a knave.

Burlesques 2006

Behind him came troops of matchlock-men, who picked off every one of our men who showed their noses above the ramparts: and a great host of blackamoors with scaling-ladders, bundles to fill the ditch, fascines, gabions, culverins, demilunes, counterscarps, and all the other appurtenances of offensive war.

Burlesques 2006

We HAD scaling-ladders at the commencement of the assault, although it was quite impossible to carry them beyond the first line of batteries.

Burlesques 2006