Ladislav Šubovič

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Ladislav Šubovič
Historicke obrázky
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Historicke obrázky
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recreation of medieval Cornish village. Not too dissimilar to the Dark Age equivalent.
Many Roman border walls seem to have been more modern in use. As tools to control the flow of trade, and to prevent small scale raiding along with keeping an eye on the neighbors. This mostly likely arises from the Romans confidence in their field armies ability to repel invasion.
Julian Cross - Iron Age farm with ploughing in the foreground
Here's another render of my Saxon Settlement, this time of the outside...
Motte and Bailey
Most Celts lived on farms or in small villages. In the 6th and 5th centuries BCE, Celtic leaders in different parts of Europe built vast hillforts. Later Celts often lived in an oppidum, or fortified town, while in coastal Scotland they built defensive stone towers.
Celtic Oppidum - Fortified Farm, Paule
Gallic oppidum. Oppidum is a Latin word meaning the main settlement in any administrative area. The word is derived from the earlier Latin ob-pedum, "enclosed space".
iron age hill forts - Google Search

According to Jane McIntosh, the "impressive ramparts with elaborate gateways . were probably as much for show and for controlling the movement of people and goods as for defense"