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Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|Depiction of 70 AD Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)|siege of Jerusalem by [[Francesco Hayez, 1867]]
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A siege is a military operation where an attacking force surrounds and cuts off a city or fortress to force it to surrender. The example shown depicts the Roman siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE, a historically significant event in which Roman forces besieged the city for months until it fell.
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- Ancient period
- The necessity of city walls
- Archaeological evidence
- Depictions
- Tactics
- Offensive
- Defensive
- Siege accounts
- Classical antiquity
- Medieval period
- Mongols and Chinese
- Age of gunpowder
- Emerging theories
- New fortresses
- Marshal Vauban and Van Coehoorn
- Siege warfare
- Strategic concepts
- Industrial advances
- Modern warfare
- World War I
- World War II
- Airbridge
- Post-World War II
- Police sieges
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|Depiction of 70 AD Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)|siege of Jerusalem by [[Francesco Hayez, 1867]]
A siege () is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault. Siege warfare (also called siegecraft or poliorcetics) is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static, defensive position. This party is called a garrison. The attacking party is said to be laying siege and those on the defense are under siege. Consequently, an opportunity for negotiation between combatants is common, as proximity and fluctuating advantage can encourage diplomacy.