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Fort Proctor Civil War Fort in Louisiana
Durante la WII guerra mondiale vengono costruiti delle difese costiere lungo le coste della Gran Bretagna allo scopo d'impedire il posizionamento di mine e lo sbarco di agenti segreti.
The decade prior to 1820, the horizon of the formation of the State of Alabama, remains one of the most important periods in its history, and yet one of the least studied. This is primarily due to the preexisting gulf between primary... more
"Fanno il deserto e lo chiamano pace." Così lo storico Tacito descrive i legionari di Roma, espressione rapace di uno Stato in espansione. In effetti, nell'immaginario collettivo, l'esercito romano rappresenta una compatta, inarrestabile... more
battlements of Crusader Castles part of the architecture of Crusader era
The Government of Kashmir started building this fort in 1559 CE. completed and commissioned in 1646. Renovated in 1846 CE and remained in active military use till 1928 when it was abandon as new cantonment was built. Notified as a... more
Brief study of "Hill Forts of Rajasthan". History of forts with examples.
There has been no holistic work on Forts of Kerala. The objective of this monograph, which is first of its kind, is to study an give an historical and architectural account of some major forts and fortification in the region. 32 forts... more
The Sewri And Worli Forts In Mumbai By Mr Jason Johns PhD Scholar,Teaching Assistant and Visiting Faculty for Post-Graduation Department of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai. Assisted... more
A number of archaeological sites today, face the threat of damage from various anthropogenic actions. The lack of documentation of these archaeological sites, especially in developing countries such as India, has led to the destruction of... more
This paper examines what it is possible to say about who commanded the non-Italian, auxiliary troops which frequently served in the armies of the Roman Republic. The discussion is restricted to land forces, looking firstly at the evidence... more
In February 1916 a small group of German army pioneers approached the looming bulk of Fort Douaumont near Verdun, at the time considered impregnable. This article describes the remarkable events surrounding its almost single-handed... more
Panhala Fort, is located in Panhala, 20 kilometres northwest of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India. It is strategically located looking over a pass in the Sahyadri mountain range which was a major trade route from Bijapur in the interior of... more
Paper presented at the Urban History Conference in Lisbon in September 2014, in the session 'Imagined and imagining cities'
A lo largo de sus tres siglos de historia en la época imperial romana, la función principal de la Guardia Pretoriana fue la protección de la figura del emperador allí donde este se encontrara, ya fuera actuando permanentemente como su... more
A B S T R A C T Janjira - The Undefeated Fort Janjira Fort is situated on the Murud beach in the Arabian sea along the Konkan coast line. Murud is the nearest town to the fort which is located at about 165 kms from Mumbai. You need to... more
War and defence were the two focal points of the great maratha warrior Shivaji, not only as a personal ambition but also as a expansion of realm for which he built more than 250 Forts all over India. The Design, architecture, Construction... more
"This book offers annotated translations of documents touching on Dutch admiral Cornelis Matelieff de Jonge and his voyage to Asia between 1605 and 1608. These translations are aimed at a contemporary English-speaking Asian readership... more
Sea forts are tricky to construct and design. This paper examines the nuances of the architecture of SEA FORTS with reference to 1 of the 500 forts built by Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha Warrior from India -which was a Sea Fort.
MA Thesis in Maritime History (Faculty of Letters, Lisbon University FLUL, 2014) - revised version The present thesis Shipwrecks of the “Carreira da Índia” (1595-1623) – Sources for the Study in Portuguese Maritime History deals with... more
ABSTRACT: El-Markha Plain is a key coastal region providing an anchorage for Egyptian expeditions traveling to the copper and turquoise mining region in South Sinai. The University of Toronto expedition investigated a mound at Ras Budran... more
ABSTRAK Pelancongan warisan adalah sesuatu perjalanan daripada sebuah destinasi ke destinasi yang lain (bukan tempat asal) untuk mengalami sendiri tentang tempat, artifak dan aktiviti-aktiviti yang benar-benar berlaku dan mewakili segala... more
Stone architecture of Indian castle and Temples BOOK
A lo largo de su historia el Imperio romano tuvo que hacer frente a numerosas revueltas, debido al enorme territorio que controlaba. De entre los pueblos que las protagonizaron, los hebreos se contaban entre los que con mayor insistencia... more
This paper deals with finds of clay slingshots discovered during the archaeological investigations of the Roman military camp Novae in the Iron Gates gorge. Castle Novae is situated in eastern Serbia,18 km downstream from the entrance to... more
Forts of the Blacksea Bosphorus, Istanbul
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The article is about the work of Joseph Hatzinger, son of builder Paul (Pál) Hatzinger from Székesfehérvár (Hungary), and Joseph’s sons Heinrich and Paul. Joseph worked in Osijek and in Slavonia in the second half of the 18th century. In... more
This article focuses on the origins and the similarities between the Aghlabid, Fāṭimid and Spanish Umayyad military architectures from the 9 th to the early 11 th century. The main characteristic of these early Islamic fortifications was... more
INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH (minus references): A fort is often defined as a ‘fortified building,’ or ‘fortified position,’ while military historians distinguish three basic types: a refuge (place of retreat), a stronghold (essentially a... more