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Crenellations and the Castra Praetoria
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02-15-2007, 09:30 PM
Quote:... Hellenistic/Roman fortifications (so far as we can tell from the few surviving examples) appear to have included perpendicular extensions within the wall-walk to provide cover from enfilading assaults ...
... Tacitus gives the game away when describing the Flavian assault on the CP which was held by the pro-Vitellian Praetorians: he describes the grisly scene at the camp (III,84) ...
A couple of excellent links, Mike. Thanks for those.
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WALL - by Graham Sumner - 02-14-2007, 05:02 PM
Walls - by Graham Sumner - 02-15-2007, 06:16 PM
Re: Crenellations and the Castra Praetoria - by D B Campbell - 02-15-2007, 09:30 PM
Height - by Arahne - 02-16-2007, 06:23 AM
Re: Height - by mcbishop - 02-16-2007, 09:18 AM

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