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 * The Romans and their Forts**

The Romans came up with a system of forts to guard their front line. Some forts were large enough to hold an entire legion of  six thousand men. Others were just over night forts developed in an organized design to allow the soldiers to have quick access to the surrounding walls. The same layout was used for the troops when they were on the move and made camp for the night. Around the forts, civilian settlements often developed.

Since the Romans built lots of different types of forts, from temporary overnight forts to large fortress that could hold a whole legion. As big or as small as the forts were they all followed the same procedure:
 * 1) Dig some defensive ditches to mark out your territory.
 * 2) Build a big and bulky barrier to separate you from the enemy.
 * 3) Form a fighting formation so when the barbarian come knocking you'll be ready.
 * 4) Teach your men how to wield some weapons.

To build a fortress the Roman first had to dig out trench to mark out their territory. Then they built walls made from wood (as a base) and stone (as the main piece). Then you form a formation that can hold back the barbarians. Then teach and train your soldiers for to keep them at peek performance. After that you may even bulid houses and extend the walls to protect the houses. Now you have a well fortified fort. These basic fort were so clever, that even in medieval times they used them. They are so practical that we follow the same priciple in buliding a city as they built villages. The principle is that first you bulid a centre (the hub) and expand around it. Over time we have ajusted to fit the needs and wants of society, in the area of building but always when your building a city or a house we always use the same principle.

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