@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 2 months agoConstruction of the Serpent's Wall, Medieval Ukraineimagemessage-square5arrow-up1135arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1135arrow-down1imageConstruction of the Serpent's Wall, Medieval Ukraine@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square5file-text
minus-square@jaybonelinkEnglish5•2 months agoI was assuming they filled those squares with some kind of concrete. But the article isn’t really clear.
minus-squareSkualinkfedilink9•2 months agoJust dirt. The article calls them earthworks and compares the wall to a Romam vallum, which was an earth rampart with a wooden palisade on top
I was assuming they filled those squares with some kind of concrete. But the article isn’t really clear.
Just dirt. The article calls them earthworks and compares the wall to a Romam vallum, which was an earth rampart with a wooden palisade on top