Davies, R. W. (1968). Roman Wales and Roman military practice camps. Vol. 117 Archaeologia Cambrensis The Journal of the Cambrian Archaeological Association 1968. Vol 117, pp. 103-120.
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Roman Wales and Roman military practice camps | ||||||
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Vol. 117 Archaeologia Cambrensis The Journal of the Cambrian Archaeological Association 1968 | ||||||
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Archaeologia Cambrensis | ||||||
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117 | ||||||
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103 - 120 | ||||||
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Evidence for the instruction of soldiers in the important techniques of building temporary camps is commoner in Wales than in any other part of the Empire. Castell Collen provides the most impressive series, with eighteen practice camps, but seven other Welsh forts have several. Most camps are square, a few oblong; the ditches and ramparts are smaller than in forts intended for occupation. Corners and gateways obviously needed practice in construction. Difficult terrain - exposed moorland or marshy ground - seems to have been deliberately chosen on occasion, to give useful experience of bad conditions and also toughening or disciplining exercise. At Dolddinas can be seen examples of substandard work on ditches, ramparts and surveying. The known practice of timing different work teams is suggested by groups of similarly-sized camps. Many quotations from classical texts illuminate the archaeological evidence, and details of all the camps are appended. For details of practice camp, etc, at Y Pigwn (Brecknock) see Jones, G D B in Bull Board Celtic Stud, 23, 1968, 100-103. | ||||||
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1968 | ||||||
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