. Encyclopedia of antiquities : and elements of archaeology, classical and mediæval . 4*. ARCHITECTURE OF THE BRITONS, ANGLO-SAXONS, &C. 103 with a moat of running water, notstagnant, lest disease should ensue.^ Portcullises occur at Pompeii, &c. Castellum. The Romans understoodby the term, a village, reservoir of anaqueduct, but sometimes a fortress,which from Caesars frequent descrip-tion of it was only an outpost to acamp. Liv. Dec iv. Asiatick Castles. Hyrcanus in theyear 187 A. C. built a stone castle, en-tirely of white stone to the very roof,and had animals of a prodigious mag-nitu
. Encyclopedia of antiquities : and elements of archaeology, classical and mediæval . 4*. ARCHITECTURE OF THE BRITONS, ANGLO-SAXONS, &C. 103 with a moat of running water, notstagnant, lest disease should ensue.^ Portcullises occur at Pompeii, &c. Castellum. The Romans understoodby the term, a village, reservoir of anaqueduct, but sometimes a fortress,which from Caesars frequent descrip-tion of it was only an outpost to acamp. Liv. Dec iv. Asiatick Castles. Hyrcanus in theyear 187 A. C. built a stone castle, en-tirely of white stone to the very roof,and had animals of a prodigious mag-nitude engraven upon it, and also en-compassed it with a great and deepcanal of water. He also made cavesof many furlongs in length, by hollow-ing a rock in which he made rooms forfeasting, living, and sleeping in, but theentrance not wider than for one personto enter at a time. He introduced avast quantity of water into the court.° Greek Castles. Dr. Clarke, from acoin found in Macedonia, lias engravedthe castle to be found in the plate () It consisted of a wall with towersand
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