The pits, each about 3 feet long, 2 feet wide and 6 feet deep, would have been filled by vertical stakes, sharpened to a point, waiting to impale anyone who stumbled into them. They're pretty much unqiue to the Roman presence in Scotland and highlight how threatened the Romans felt on this far northern edge of their empire.
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There are a huge number of historical sites within easy striking distance of Glasgow, ranging from neolithic tombs to the site of the last siege of a castle in Britain (Stirling Castle in 1746). However, these are amongst my favourites. They're lilia, which are packs of large defensive pits dug by the Romans in front of Rough Castle Fort on the Antonine Wall around AD 140.
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Gig Review: Hammerdown Winter Militia 2K24 – The Arch, Brighton (7th December 2024)
Having had such a great time at Hammerdown Festival earlier in the year, I decided to brave the wind and the rain to make m
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DEFENCES Share New Single "Silence & The Sound"; Visualizer
https://bravewords.com/news/defences-share-new-single-silence-the-sound-visualizer
Future alternative metal greats, Defences, have released their new single, "Silence & The Sound", from their upcoming album Shadowlight, out November 8 via Long Branch Records. Following strong support in the form of millions of streams across their catalog of releases, numerous UK tours with multiple sell-out headline shows, not...
Defences announce new record Shadowlight; release "Perish" video
https://metalnerd.net/defences-announce-new-record-shadowlight-release-perish-video/
And, in conclusion regarding #snakes in #thesis #defences
In knowledge's power and endless scope
To conquer fear, like a valiant knight
And with each snake, we uncover hope
That leads us forward in life's sight.
Now go forth and seek your truth
With courage as your guiding light
For snakes at thesis defences are but
Symbols of the wisdom yet to come to sight
... well worth several hours of cpu using 4GB of memory, I'm sure you all agree.
BTW: hallucination? see eg
This Is My Glasgow
Journal of Plant Ecology
Moshville Times
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