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Hellenistic fortifications are defense structures constructed during the Hellenistic Period in the eastern Mediterranean and into West Asia (323 - ca. 30 B.C.E.) by the states which succeeded Alexander the Great.
Map in Manesson: Les travaux de Mars, 1696. The fortifications of Heraklion are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Heraklion (formerly Candia) in Crete, Greece. The first city walls were built in the Middle Ages, but they were completely rebuilt by the Republic of Venice. [1]
The northwest part of the fortification at Gla seen from the "palace", part of the Kopais plain visible in background. Gla (Greek: Γλα), also called Glas (Γλας), was an important fortified site of the Mycenaean civilization, located in Boeotia, mainland Greece.
Ancient Greek fortifications in Greece (2 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Ancient Greek fortifications" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Map of the Themistoclean Wall with the later Diateichisma. The Themistoclean Wall (Greek: Θεμιστόκλειον τείχος), [1] named after the Athenian statesman Themistocles, was built in Athens, Greece during the 5th century BC as a result of the Persian Wars and in the hopes of defending against further invasion.
Similar basic fortifications were common in Neolithic settlements across Greece; a sign of existing dangers and primitive military knowledge. [23] Simple fortifications, which account for the majority of Neolithic sites, included small walls and ditches, or a combination of the two encircling the area (at least partially).
Troy I's fortifications were the most elaborate in northwestern Anatolia at the time. [13] [14] (pp9–12) Troy I was founded around 3000 BC on what was then the eastern shore of a shallow lagoon. It was significantly smaller than later settlements at the site, with a citadel covering less than 1 ha. However, it stood out from its neighbours in ...
Pages in category "Ancient Greek fortifications in Greece" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.