Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... Perhaps summary punishments such as flogging or death were inflicted upon those slaves who did not fulfil their work norm . Or perhaps such pain was dealt out to their families , held hostage by some cruel overlord . Or perhaps they ...
... Perhaps summary punishments such as flogging or death were inflicted upon those slaves who did not fulfil their work norm . Or perhaps such pain was dealt out to their families , held hostage by some cruel overlord . Or perhaps they ...
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... Perhaps they refused to move to the new Roman town of Lindinae ( Ilchester ) . Perhaps they were led by some religious fanatic who guaranteed death to the Romans and salvation to the Durotriges . Perhaps some local chief had decided to ...
... Perhaps they refused to move to the new Roman town of Lindinae ( Ilchester ) . Perhaps they were led by some religious fanatic who guaranteed death to the Romans and salvation to the Durotriges . Perhaps some local chief had decided to ...
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... Perhaps pedlars and shepherds could cross them in time of peace , but if a warrior band traversed ditch and rampart with drawn sword , in front of witnesses from the rival kingdoms , then that corresponded to handing- - over an official ...
... Perhaps pedlars and shepherds could cross them in time of peace , but if a warrior band traversed ditch and rampart with drawn sword , in front of witnesses from the rival kingdoms , then that corresponded to handing- - over an official ...
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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