Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 53
... gate ) had gone on living there without interruption all through the period of the Roman conquest and its turbulent aftermath . And yet , just when lowland Britain was beginning to benefit from Pax Romana , the inhabitants of Cadbury ...
... gate ) had gone on living there without interruption all through the period of the Roman conquest and its turbulent aftermath . And yet , just when lowland Britain was beginning to benefit from Pax Romana , the inhabitants of Cadbury ...
Page 73
... Gate , while the onion- shaped dome above the roof of the Great Palace itself surmounts the Cathedral of the Assumption . In addition there are a further thirteen towers and gates along the wall , each one a self - contained fortress ...
... Gate , while the onion- shaped dome above the roof of the Great Palace itself surmounts the Cathedral of the Assumption . In addition there are a further thirteen towers and gates along the wall , each one a self - contained fortress ...
Page 107
... gate and blew it in . Too long - and the enemy could extinguish it by pouring water down through a meurtrière above the gate . Too short- and the attacker would be literally hoist with his own petard . The high - trajectory mortar was ...
... gate and blew it in . Too long - and the enemy could extinguish it by pouring water down through a meurtrière above the gate . Too short- and the attacker would be literally hoist with his own petard . The high - trajectory mortar was ...
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