Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... examples of the concern of state and civic authorities for the welfare of the people in their charge . Those which were still standing in 1866–93 were rebuilt and modernised . One is now a museum , while the others still make good homes ...
... examples of the concern of state and civic authorities for the welfare of the people in their charge . Those which were still standing in 1866–93 were rebuilt and modernised . One is now a museum , while the others still make good homes ...
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... examples of his policy . No doubt many of the Jews were em- ployed in Nebuchadnezzar's rebuilding of Bab- ylon . Its surrounding wall was 18 kilometres in circumference , with a reinforcing tower - buttress every 20 metres . The inner ...
... examples of his policy . No doubt many of the Jews were em- ployed in Nebuchadnezzar's rebuilding of Bab- ylon . Its surrounding wall was 18 kilometres in circumference , with a reinforcing tower - buttress every 20 metres . The inner ...
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... examples of this . Because of its location on a narrow , precipitous cliff high above the River Wye , Chepstow Castle is a natural linear fortress , having a Lower Bailey , a Middle Bailey and an Upper Bailey ( containing the Great ...
... examples of this . Because of its location on a narrow , precipitous cliff high above the River Wye , Chepstow Castle is a natural linear fortress , having a Lower Bailey , a Middle Bailey and an Upper Bailey ( containing the Great ...
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