How did ancient artillery suppress defenders during sieges?

*Murray Dahm — editor, Ancient Warfare Magazine* Murray Dahm tackles a sharp listener question: given slow-firing torsion engines, how did ancient artillery achieve the suppressive anti-personnel effects Josephus describes at Jotapata? Excellent tactical question, though the 11-minute runtime means it's necessarily brief — more Q&A than treatment. *Specialist interest — skip unless weapons & technology is on your list.* --- ## 📚 Reading List