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Though certain fortified sites, like the Saxon Shore forts like Porchester Castle in England, were built, Romans tended to fortify towns rather than strongholds. Even while city walls were already important in Etruscan construction, many more were constructed using various methods throughout the early quest of the Republic for dominance over Italy. Among these were large irregular polygonal blocks that fit securely and were fashioned to fit precisely, resembling the later Inca art. A basic rampart wall was referred to by the Romans as an agger; at this time, tremendous height was not required. An enormous effort in the early 4th century BC was the construction of the Servian Wall encircling Rome. The wall is thought to have had 16 main gates, though many of these are only referenced in literature and there are no other known remains. It was 11 kilometers long, up to 10 meters high in some parts, and 3.6 meters broad at its base. Hannibal was dissuaded by some of it since it had an agger behind and a fossa or ditch in front. Subsequently, it was rebuilt by the Aurelian Wall, which enclosed a larger city and had more intricate patterns with sporadic tiny forts. Major cities and towns in areas they deemed susceptible were walled by the Romans, and portions of many of these walls are still present in later defensive structures, such as those at Córdoba, Chester, and York. There were much fewer strategic walls spanning over open country. #History #Architecture

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