Roman Castles Before the Middle Ages

"Bad Homburg - Saalburg Roman Fort Reconstructed"
CC Flickr User roger4336 While castles spring up everywhere in medieval history, they predate the Middle Ages, and even the Roman period. However, the word 'castle' is derived from a word connected with the Roman term for the fortified camps the Roman legions established throughout the Roman Empire.

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