10-10-2011, 03:49 AM
Would you happen to know the dimensions of #11, 15, or 18?
I get the impression from my Loeb version of Caesar's Gallic Wars (p479), that the inner line of his siege works was traced out, the camps built, then the 23 forts were built on "the line," presumably meaning that same inner siege line, to keep the Gauls in until the siege lines were built. This implies to me that these 23 forts could all or mostly have been temporary and might have been dismantled as the inner siege line was completed and all around defense no longer necessary at these 23 sites. The wood and turf of these forts were likely recycled into the main works which might explain the lack of evidence for them. It seems to me that most maps of the Roman siege works at Alesia are based on Napoleon III's incorrect research, showing the 23 forts dispersed between the two siege lines.
Thanks for your response, I enjoy your books very much.
I get the impression from my Loeb version of Caesar's Gallic Wars (p479), that the inner line of his siege works was traced out, the camps built, then the 23 forts were built on "the line," presumably meaning that same inner siege line, to keep the Gauls in until the siege lines were built. This implies to me that these 23 forts could all or mostly have been temporary and might have been dismantled as the inner siege line was completed and all around defense no longer necessary at these 23 sites. The wood and turf of these forts were likely recycled into the main works which might explain the lack of evidence for them. It seems to me that most maps of the Roman siege works at Alesia are based on Napoleon III's incorrect research, showing the 23 forts dispersed between the two siege lines.
Thanks for your response, I enjoy your books very much.
