HISTORY / Military / Fortifications

Paper · Semantic Scholar

This research aims to investigate the earliest phase in the emergence of medieval fortresses along the Mediterranean coast, focusing on the territories of present-day Algeria and Spain. It highlights how the foundational typology of the ‘fort’ evolved from caravanserais, initially conceived as rest and relay points along major trade routes, into fortified structures driven by growing strategic and political needs. R…

Reference · Wikidata

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