A shield wall, also shield-wall or Schildmauer, refers to the highest and strongest curtain wall, or tower of a castle that defends the only practicable...

War). Shield wall: the massed use of interconnected shields to form a wall in battle. Shield wall (fortification): the highest and thickest wall of a castle...

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Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Hadriani, also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Aelium in Latin) is a former defensive fortification of the...

ancient Roman warfare, the testudo or tortoise formation was a type of shield wall formation commonly used by the Roman legions during battles, particularly...

The history of the Great Wall of China began when fortifications built by various states during the Spring and Autumn (771–476 BC) and Warring States...

the citadel wall surrounding Mycenae was constructed with limestone. Archaeologists believe the walls were inspired by the fortifications of the Hittite...

or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of...

building a fortification on the site that would become known as Essex Castle, the only remains are the current North and West walls of the fortification. 200...

fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle. When referring to antiquity, the term "casemate wall" means a double city wall with the...

A bunker is a defensive military fortification designed to protect people and valued materials from falling bombs, artillery, or other attacks. Bunkers...

was provided by large gateways in the principal four curtain walls. The fortifications are Vauban's final work and the culmination of his “third system...

doors, thick city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare. Some are immobile, constructed in place to attack enemy fortifications from a distance...

Glacis, also called talus, were incorporated into medieval fortifications to strengthen the walls against undermining, to hamper escalades and so that missiles...

that a walled Athens would be a useful base for an invading army, and that the defenses of the Isthmus of Corinth would provide a sufficient shield against...

assumed to be a jocular reference to the perceived similarity of the fortifications to the cylindrical and hexagonal boxes in which medical pills were once...

A parma or parmula (the diminutive of parma) was a type of round shield used by the Roman army, especially during the later period of imperial history...

centre of the round shield is occupied by the arms of the House of Hanover. The new, Main Gate in the northern stretch of the fortifications, between the Moon...

the defensive walls of a fortification. The tower was often rectangular with four wheels with its height roughly equal to that of the wall or sometimes...

could also shield a city gate. An orillon (link below), sometimes referred to as an orillion, is an architectural element of a fortification. It is an...

Fortified Region of Metz for the Maginot Line fortifications shielding the Metz industrial region List of fortifications Mont Saint-Quentin in Moselle Valley Clayton...

that a walled Athens would be a useful base for an invading army, and that the defences of the Isthmus of Corinth would provide a sufficient shield against...

Great Wall of China, massive series of fortifications in northern China built to defend against nomadic peoples living to the north of the wall. Chinese...

firing at—the fortification. The goal of firing is to batter a breach in the curtain walls, to allow attacking infantry to get past the walls. Prior to the...

for more configurations, such as adding a door or window to a wall. Each fortification part can be upgraded with more resources of the same type to improve...

The Israeli West Bank barrier, comprising the West Bank Wall and the West Bank fence, is a separation barrier built by Israel along the Green Line and...

South Shields (/ʃiːlz/) is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town...

protection, effectively shielding the city. Strict access control was maintained through nine gates in the city walls. The inner wall, approximately 10 kilometres...

in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Great Wall of China, a series of defensive fortifications built across the historical northern borders of China...

inside an octagonal fortification; tenement blocks were built inside each curtain wall, strengthening the defensive walls and shielding more expensive houses...