Excerpt from Principes de la Fortification Antique: Précis des Connaissances Techniques Nécessaires aux Archéologiques pour Explorer les Ruines des Anciennes Forteresses
Nous nous proposons de donner ici une sorte de précis des connaissances que doit posséder tout homme qui veut aller étudier sur les lieux la fortification antique et spécialement la fortification grecque ou romaine.
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