Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... stone ( fireproof ) and wood ( providing resil- ience against battering - rams ) . The Murcens oppidum still shows indications of this timber / stone layering . Huenberg hillfort overlooking the Danube south of Binzwagen , was built ...
... stone ( fireproof ) and wood ( providing resil- ience against battering - rams ) . The Murcens oppidum still shows indications of this timber / stone layering . Huenberg hillfort overlooking the Danube south of Binzwagen , was built ...
Page 37
... stone or brick wall 2.5-6 metres thick and as high as the foundations would allow ; 10-12 metres in the case of Mizpah or Tell - en - Nasbeh , built about 900 BC . From the period of King Solomon ( 974-37 BC ) onwards , skill in ...
... stone or brick wall 2.5-6 metres thick and as high as the foundations would allow ; 10-12 metres in the case of Mizpah or Tell - en - Nasbeh , built about 900 BC . From the period of King Solomon ( 974-37 BC ) onwards , skill in ...
Page 57
... stone wall was built to the narrower width of eight Roman feet ( 2.3 metres ) . This alteration was possible because the Wall had reached the limestone uplands , where there was plenty of stone and mortar production was easier ...
... stone wall was built to the narrower width of eight Roman feet ( 2.3 metres ) . This alteration was possible because the Wall had reached the limestone uplands , where there was plenty of stone and mortar production was easier ...
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