Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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... Empire broke up was a nation living in northern Iraq and worshipping a fearsome God of War , Blood Sacrifice and Fertility named Asshur . From him they derived their own title , the Asshurians . ( Coming down to us as the ' Assyrians ...
... Empire broke up was a nation living in northern Iraq and worshipping a fearsome God of War , Blood Sacrifice and Fertility named Asshur . From him they derived their own title , the Asshurians . ( Coming down to us as the ' Assyrians ...
Page 55
... Empire . The Romans solved the problem of the Em- pire's security by turning their whole realm into one titanic fortress . To the west , the Empire was bounded by the limitless ocean . To the south , there was the sand sea of the Sahara ...
... Empire . The Romans solved the problem of the Em- pire's security by turning their whole realm into one titanic fortress . To the west , the Empire was bounded by the limitless ocean . To the south , there was the sand sea of the Sahara ...
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... Empire , or whether they were organised assaults by barbarians from beyond the Empire , is not clear . For about 150 years the British Fleet's ( Classis Britannica ) main base at Dubris ( Dover ) had proved sufficient for the exercise ...
... Empire , or whether they were organised assaults by barbarians from beyond the Empire , is not clear . For about 150 years the British Fleet's ( Classis Britannica ) main base at Dubris ( Dover ) had proved sufficient for the exercise ...
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