Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle Show More Show Less Helena, Calif., on Sunday, September 27, 2020. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 12 of12 Two CalFire trucks are stationed near Viader Vineyards & Winery above Bell Canyon Reservoir as the Glass fire burned north of St. Matthias Gafni / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 11 of12ДЄ tanker flies toward their drop point over Bell Canyon as the Glass fire burned north of St. Paul Kuroda/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 10 of12Дoris and Armin Tietze, both 91, step off the bus that evacuated them through flames from Oakmont Gardens after being brought to the Veterans Auditorium. Paul Kuroda/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 9 of12 Firefighter strike forces fighting the Glass fire on Sunday, Sept. Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 8 of12 Vicki Joiner cries as she and her husband Matthew evacuate from the Gates community as the Glass fire approaches on Sunday, Sept. Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 7 of12 Two firefighters try to save a house as others burn on Mountain Hawk Way as the Shady Fire burns in Skyhawk area of Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, September 28, 2020. Paul Kuroda/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 6 of12 A firefighter watches as two houses burn on Mountain Hawk Drive as the Shady Fire burns in Skyhawk area of Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, September 28, 2020. Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 5 of12 Firefighter strike forces fighting the Glass fire on Sunday, Sept. Jessica Christian/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 4 of12 Frefighter moves hoses as houses burn on Mountain Hawk Way as the Shady Fire burns in Skyhawk area of Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, September 28, 2020. Russell Tobiass (left) and Matteo Abreu of David Abreu Vineyard Management work to remove a road sign and clear brush to allow water trucks to access Stony Hill Vineyard as the Glass Fire burns on its property in St. Mason Trinca/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of12 Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of12 Signorello Estate on Napa's Silverado Trail is left in ruins in Napa, Calif. If an enemy broke through the wall of a house, he found himself in a room with the defenders waiting for him on the roof.1 of12 From left: Jake Coontz of Sacramento Metropolitan Fire, John Drum of Folsom Fire and Ryan McDermott of Sacramento Metropolitan Fire monitor the Glass Fire up a hill as firefighters below create a fire break in an attempt to save a home from the Glass Fire off of Highway 29 at Rattlesnake Acres, Tuesday, Sept. These houses had no doors people exited through a hole in the roof and moved about the city on the rooftops. Even with primitive flint tools, the citizens of Jericho were able to hack a large moat out of the bedrock at the base of the wall to make access to the wall more difficult.ДЄt about the same time, the residents of Catal Hoyuk in Turkey were building contiguous houses, so that the outer walls served as fortifications. The townвЂ™s defensive wall, 10 feet thick and 13 feet high, enclosed a settlement of perhaps 2,500 people. Ancient Jericho built massive fortifications as early as 7000 B.C.E. Massacre, enslavement and rape often followed a siege-as starved, angry troops sacked the city in a wild, bloody frenzy.ДЇrom the beginning, human beings have built fortifications to protect themselves from attack. For the attackers, a siege meant long weeks in a filthy camp, short rations and backbreaking labor under extremely hazardous conditions. For the attacked, defeat threatened not only their warriors but their women and children. Siege warfare was the most arduous and terrifying form of war in the ancient world.

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