Wasylyshyn said the battering ram is ready for use in the field and the sheriff's office is waiting on an extension piece for it to be even longer in the future. Related Articles.

ANOTHER BATTERING RAM. Share full article. Dec. 6, 1861. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 6, 1861, Page 2 Buy Reprints. View on ...

The ram would have been used during the Battle of the Aegates, an "important historical event" fought in 241 B.C. between Rome and Carthage, an ancient city in what is now Tunisia.