Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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Page 56
... Emperor Antoninus Pius , when a parallel length of fortification produced a wide no - man's - land , evidently to prohibit unauthorised entry from either side of the frontier . In its final form a wall 1.2 metres wide ran along the ...
... Emperor Antoninus Pius , when a parallel length of fortification produced a wide no - man's - land , evidently to prohibit unauthorised entry from either side of the frontier . In its final form a wall 1.2 metres wide ran along the ...
Page 84
... emperor , the citi- zens of Rome once again prepared to withstand the rigours of sectarian conflict . But at night , disgruntled servants , with no affection for their harsh masters , opened the Salarian Gate , and the Goths stormed in ...
... emperor , the citi- zens of Rome once again prepared to withstand the rigours of sectarian conflict . But at night , disgruntled servants , with no affection for their harsh masters , opened the Salarian Gate , and the Goths stormed in ...
Page 87
... emperor , who represented what ? ... Inevitably there was conflict , the result being the excommunication of the Emperor Henry IV . With such a curse laid upon him , all his subjects were automatically freed from their oath of ...
... emperor , who represented what ? ... Inevitably there was conflict , the result being the excommunication of the Emperor Henry IV . With such a curse laid upon him , all his subjects were automatically freed from their oath of ...
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accommodation Antonine Wall armour artillery assault attack barracks base bastions battery battle became besieged blockhouses bombardment Britain British brochs building built Cadbury Castle camp cannon captured casemates century Chepstow Castle citadel Constantinople construction covered Crusader curtain wall Deal Castle defenders ditch earth Eastbourne Redoubt embrasures emperor Empire enemy entrance equipment erected field army fieldworks fire force fortifications fortress forts French frontier garrison gates German gunpowder guns Hadrian's Wall Harlech Castle Henry VIII hillforts infantry invader iron Iron Age keep kilometres King legion Maginot Line Martello Martello Towers massive medieval ment metres metres high metres thick metres wide military architecture missiles mortar motte-and-bailey mounted Norman operations palisade parapet perhaps pillboxes protection purpose-built raids rampart refuge Rochester Castle Roman roof round royal side siege slope soldiers solid stone stronghold strongpoints structures surrender surrounded target timber tion towers troops tunnels turrets Vauban warfare warriors weapons wooden