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- Circumvallation: How the Romans Mastered . . . - WAR HISTORY ONLINE
Circumvallation was the Roman practice of surrounding a settlement with a ring of defensive siege works Unlike the blockade camp, its predecessor and easier alternative, circumvallation created a complete encirclement, giving those surrounded no way in or out
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A circumvallation may be constructed if the besieging army is threatened by a field army allied to an enemy fort It is a second line of fortifications outside the contravallation that faces away from an enemy fort
- CIRCUMVALLATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
: to surround by or as if by a rampart : being any of approximately 12 large papillae near the back of the tongue each of which is surrounded with a marginal sulcus and supplied with taste buds responsive especially to bitter flavors
- Times in military history when circumvallation and contravallation were . . .
Circumvallation refers to the building of a line of fortifications around a besieging army to protect it from attacks from external forces, while contravallation involves the construction of fortifications around the besieged location to prevent its escape or relief
- Lines of Circumvallation and Countervallation - LostHistory. net
A line of circumvallation was originally understood as a continuous line of field fortifications that protected a besieging army's camps and artillery parks from outside enemy forces attempting to assist the besieged garrison
- The Great Circumvallation of Alesia – Time Travel Rome
In 52 B C , he faced one of Caesar’s ultimate innovations, the great circumvallation of Alesia Vercingetorix was under no illusions as to Caesar’s skill on the battlefield For several months, he had been fighting a guerilla war against the Roman general
- circumvallation, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
What does the noun circumvallation mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun circumvallation See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- The Strategic Significance of Circumvallation in Ancient Warfare
Learn about the history and tactical uses of circumvallation, a military tactic that involves surrounding an enemy stronghold with a wall or trench to isolate and trap them
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