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Concise, scholarly survey traces castle development from ancient roots in the Levant, thru Roman times & the Middle Ages. Nearly 200 photos & drawings illustrate moats, keeps, baileys etc. Covers Caernarvon Castle, Dover Castle, Hadrian's Wall, the Tower of London etc. 199 black-&-white illustrations. Preface
The ancient fortresses of Babylon, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Asia Minor & Greece
Fortifications of Greece & Rome, 300 to 200 BC
Fortifications of the Levant, Rome & Western Europe, 200 to 30 BC
Fortifications of the Roman Empire
Byzantine fortifications from the 5th to the 10th century
Fortifications of Western Europe from the 5th to the 11th century
Rectangular keeps or donjons
Byzantine & Saracen fortifications of the 12th century
Transitional keeps of the 12th century
Fortifications & buildings of the bailey in the 11th & 12th centuries
Castles from about 1190 to 1270
Siege engines & siege operations of the Middle Ages
Edwardian & contemporary castles
Towns, fortified bridges & towers
Gatehouses & defences of the curtain during the 13th & 14th centuries
Development of the tower-house
16th-century forts
Index