and circumvallation generally consist of earthen ramparts and entrenchments that encircle the besieged city. Thucydides notes the role circumvallation played...

detailed map of the Cavaliers defences of Newark and the lines of circumvallation and contravallation along with the besiegers redoubts and fortified...

heights. In response, Caesar besieged Pompey's camp and constructed a circumvallation thereof, until, after months of skirmishes, Pompey was able to break...

of a Protestant congregation. In 1905 the demolition of the entire circumvallation and the Rheingauwall was taken in hand, according to the imperial order...

surrender of the city to the Dutch army. During the siege, a 16 km circumvallation line was made around Grol to prevent the enemy from leaving and to...

960 people in Masada. The Roman legion surrounded Masada and built a circumvallation wall, before commencing construction of a siege ramp against the western...

consisting of a rampart and trench, surrounding it. During the process of circumvallation, the attacking force can be set upon by another force, an ally of the...

Remnants of one of several legionary camps at Masada in Israel, just outside the circumvallation wall at the bottom of the image....

were rejected, Silva established several base camps and a wall of circumvallation completely around the fortress. When the Romans finally broke through...

Dyrrachium again, leading to the Battle of Dyrrachium. After attempting circumvallation of the Pompeian defenders, Caesar attempted to capture the vital Pompeian...

erecting a palisade around the whole city and digging a moat inside this circumvallation; these fortifications were completed within a day. They constructed...

Masada as 73 or 74 AD. The Roman legion surrounded Masada, building a circumvallation wall and then a siege ramp against the western face of the plateau...

Caesar's troops built a ring of fortifications 15 km (9.3 mi) long (circumvallation) around Alesia and an additional ring 21 km (13 mi) long (contravallation)...

around the cities of Ulm and Neu-Ulm. With its 9 km polygonal main circumvallation Ulm had the biggest fortress in Germany and Europe in the 19th century...

Gallic relief forces, Caesar constructed an outer fortification (a circumvallation) with the same specifications but facing the opposite way as protection...

immediately becomes a functional strong point for the former besiegers. Circumvallation: a line of fortifications built by the attackers around the besieged...

siege and relief of Arras. On the night of 24/25 August the lines of circumvallation drawn round that place by the prince were brilliantly stormed by Turenne's...

not so much to "the courage of Henry's men". Later, more extensive circumvallation was effected under Pope Pius IV (reigned 1559–1565), when Leo's walling...

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prosecute the siege with vigour. Pompey had his forces construct a wall of circumvallation around the areas that were held by the Jews. He then pitched his camp...

Vercassivellaunos and an army of 10,000 Lemovices led by Sedullos. With the Roman circumvallation surrounded by the rest of Gaul, Caesar built another outward-facing...

least seven thousand peasants began to dig the contravallation and circumvallation, even though no relief army was expected. The defenders that day made...

death. Antony withdrew, unwilling to become the subject of a double circumvallation as Vercingetorix had done to Caesar at Alesia. With the siege raised...

the siege of Uxellodunum, focusing on building a series of camps, a circumvallation, and disrupting Gallic access to water. A series of tunnels (of which...

but illustrated and given as battle key to defend Roman lines of circumvallation per recent digs evidence. Rawlinson, George. The Seven Great Monarchies...

the 'Code of Justinian' mandated the use of temporary fencing, or 'circumvallation,' as a tactical measure during sieges. In contemporary times, the significance...

layouts. Additionally, around some settlements, larger stone common "circumvallation walls" were built, suggesting that "special purpose groups" cooperated...

Fretensis) surrounds the mountain fortress with a 7-mile long siege wall (circumvallation) and builds a rampart of stones and beaten earth against the western...

prosecuting the siege with vigour. Pompey had his forces construct a wall of circumvallation around the areas held by the Jews and then pitched his camp within...

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