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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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Article · 日本語
攻城戦（こうじょうせん、英: siege）とは、敵の砦、城、城壁都市を奪取するための戦闘のことである。相手を飢えさせる戦法であるので兵糧攻めともいう。また、守る側（防塞・塁塞）から見た戦闘を籠城戦（または篭城戦、ろうじょうせん）という。
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