Confronting Enemy Threats - the City's Fortifications

Confronting Enemy Threats - the City's Fortifications (HM2FY1)

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N 31° 33.88', W 34° 50.853'

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Lachish was situated close to the western border of the Kingdom of Judah, facing the Philistines cities and on the to Egypt. Because of the city's location, the kings of Judah built particularly strong fortifications for it, including a number of components: a broad (about 6 meters thick), high wall surrounding the city; a steep artificial slope (glacis) to prevent the enemy from scaling the wall; another wall in the middle of the slope to support the glacis; and a moat dug around the base of the city wall. The only access to the city was through the gate.

Why was the access path to the gate built to the left of the wall?
In antiquity soldiers would carry their sword or spear in their right hand and their shield in their left hand. When ascending to the gate, soldiers would be exposed to attack by the wall's defenders on their right side - the unprotected side. This made it more difficult for them to use their weapons effectively.
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HM NumberHM2FY1
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Date Added Wednesday, April 24th, 2019 at 8:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)25R E 324655 N 3493664
Decimal Degrees31.56466667, -34.84755000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 33.88', W 34° 50.853'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 33' 52.8" N, 34° 50' 51.18" W
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