2016年11月2日 · Roman forts were typically rectangular with rounded corners & protected by palisades, ramparts, towers, & ditches. Smaller forts and military camps were more temporary affairs which provided troops with a safe accommodation while on campaign.

Individual fortifications had been constructed by the Roman military from as early as the building of Rome's first city walls in the 6th or 7th century BC. However, systematic construction of fortifications around the periphery of the empire on a strategic scale began around 40 AD under Emperor Caligula. [citation needed] .

Welcome to Functional and Spatial Analysis of Small Finds from Roman Military Sites! This website began as a way to provide access to the data and results used in the study which is the subject of the book Roman Soldiers and the Roman Army. That study has since grown and expanded, and hopefully will continue to do so!

2015年10月11日 · Typically, early Roman forts were built of earth and turf ramparts (called murus caespiticus), topped by a timber breastwork, with access by timber gateways with towers on either side. There were usually interval towers ranged along the walls and at each corner.

Detailed descriptions of the sectors of a generic Roman military installation (forts, fortresses, etc), as defined and used in this study, are given below. The diagram of the generic Roman fort shows possible locations within the site or fort for most of these sectors.

2022年8月22日 · A Roman fort, or castrum, was a military camp designed for defence and efficiency. The layout was typically rectangular with playing card curved corners surrounded by fortified walls and ditches. Every fort in the empire was laid out in a similar fashion with minor differences inside. Here are the main buildings. Principia (Headquarters Building):

2024年11月6日 · A Roman fort, or castrum, was a military camp designed for defence and efficiency. The layout was typically rectangular with playing card curved corners surrounded by fortified walls and ditches. Every fort in the empire was laid out in a similar fashion with minor differences inside. Principia (Headquarters Building):

2023年3月23日 · It is a Roman fort that can stake a claim to being the best-preserved example anywhere in the former empire. But this relic of imperial power is in urgent need of conservation work. David Breeze, Mark Driessen, and Fawzi Abudanah discuss why Qasr Bshir is special, and the challenges that lie ahead.

There are traditionally three main types of Roman fortification; the Marching Camp, the Auxiliary Fort and the Legionary fortress. To these three basic types there has been recently added a fourth classification, that of Vexillation Fortress. There are also smaller fortifications such as Fortlets, Signal Stations, Light Houses and Watch Towers.

The Composite Fort is an artificial construct developed using the percentages of the artefact functional groups created from the finds catalogs of the individual Roman military sites presented on this website.