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Dacian Fortifications on Trajan's Column

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2011

Summary

The representation of Dacian strong-points on Trajan's Column is compared with the structural evidence obtained by Rumanian archaeologists from recent excavations. There seems to be clear evidence for a specific ‘twin-fort’ plan, no doubt the result of enlargement to contain a larger garrison and bigger supplies caused by Trajan's advance into Dacia.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1971

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