02-13-2009, 01:49 PM
Congratulations on the beautiful model!
With respect to the very interesting discussion of later chalet style barracks you may be aware of the following article:
Auxiliary Barracks in a New Light: Recent Discoveries on Hadrian's Wall
Author(s): N. Hodgson and P. T. Bidwell
Source: Britannia, Vol. 35 (2004), pp. 121-157
Hodgson and Bidwell claim that the chalet style barracks were not as irregular as is commonly assumed and in some cases were not even chalets but rather barrack blocks with internal side passages. Also, they conclude that this change in construction has nothing to do with civilians entering the forts because when it first occurs, the vici/canabae were still functional. They claim that the change to truly irregular arrangements within the forts was much later, around 370 AD. I am not an expert but the article is very interesting.
With respect to the very interesting discussion of later chalet style barracks you may be aware of the following article:
Auxiliary Barracks in a New Light: Recent Discoveries on Hadrian's Wall
Author(s): N. Hodgson and P. T. Bidwell
Source: Britannia, Vol. 35 (2004), pp. 121-157
Hodgson and Bidwell claim that the chalet style barracks were not as irregular as is commonly assumed and in some cases were not even chalets but rather barrack blocks with internal side passages. Also, they conclude that this change in construction has nothing to do with civilians entering the forts because when it first occurs, the vici/canabae were still functional. They claim that the change to truly irregular arrangements within the forts was much later, around 370 AD. I am not an expert but the article is very interesting.
Regards,
Jens Horstkotte
Munich, Germany
Jens Horstkotte
Munich, Germany
