Fortifications
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Fortified locations, military constructions, or buildings, have been built from antiquity all the way to the present. At many archaeological sites and in some old towns they are the dominant structures.
UnderstandThe earliest fortifications, were most likely additions to an already defensible positions afforded by natural topography. Types of fortifications are varied, with new developments continuing all the way to the present.
EuropeWhile the Roman Empire had many river borders (not because rivers were uncrossable, but because patrolling them by boat was easier than patrolling land borders), in places where no river was available, they built walls…
Middle EastThe Middle East is the cradle of organized warfare with standing armies distinct from the general population and thus also saw some of the earliest sieges we know of.
North America
South America
Africa
AsiaThe Great Wall of China is a series of walls, expanded throughout the long history of Imperial China.
Oceania
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- Photo: DerHexer; derivate work: Carschten, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons