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This is a problem for the field because the simple fact is that fortification is at the core of contemporary conflicts, not at its boundaries, not a historical concern but an increasingly vital aspect of contemporary war and warfare. [iii] Fortified strategic complexes are at the forefront of the military efforts of a range of major and minor ...
Limes Mauretaniae. The Limes Mauretaniae was a portion of a 4,000-kilometre (2,500 mi) Roman fortified border ( limes) in Africa approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of the modern day Algiers. [1]
Derived from a combination of Latin words meaning “to make strong,” a fortification is a military position that has been strengthened to resist attack. The two basic types of fortification are permanent and field. Permanent fortifications include extended walls such as the Great Wall of China, walls around cities such as one at Ávila in ...
7 The original Tentative list of the Republic of Serbia submitted in 2015 was intended as an extension to the existing World Heritage property the “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” (ref. no. 430ter), which at present consists of the Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine Wall (UK) and the Upper German Raetian Limes (Germany).
Nov 22, 2023 · But the Romans did make it to other parts of the Great Pannonian Plain as well, erecting their system of defences, the aforementioned Limes Sarmatiae. The remnants of this once massive line of defence are today, at best, low stone walls, still visible in some parts of Hungary, including both banks of the Danube River.
The Lower Pannonian limes suffered new attacks by the Iazigians. In repelling this new incursion, the intervention of the future emperor Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus was decisive. 233 The Noricum limes, between Wachau and Wienerwald in the Tullnerfeld area, and the Germanic-Rhaetian limes were heavily attacked by the Alemanni. The defense of ...
The lower Danube limes is a continuous line of fortifications between Durostorum and Halmyris, on the right bank of the river, alongside the Via Militaris, the strategic border road. Its positioning mostly outside built-up areas provides the opportunity of a reliable protection, while accessibility is a management issue, making the cultural ...
