Böbingen an der Rems

Böbingen an der Rems: town in Germany, where a Roman castellum was excavated. Also known as Unterböbingen. Böbingen, wall This little ruin of…

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Bodegraven

Bodegraven: fortified bridge in the Roman Rhine limes. Roman helmet The road from Zwammerdam to Woerden along the frontier river Rhine crossed…

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Boeotia

Boeotia (Greek: Βοιωτία): landscape in Central Greece, with several towns and capital Thebes. Head of Dionysus Boeotia is separated from Attica in…

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Bonna (Bonn)

Bonna: Roman legionary base, part of the Rhine limes, modern Bonn. Statuette of Victoria Bonna, modern Bonn, was a Roman fortress opposite…

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Boreum (Bu Grada)

Boreum: name of a Byzantine fortress in modern Libya, now called Bu Grada. Boreum map In the fifth century, the new tribal…

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Bosra (Busra)

Bosra: ancient city, legionary base of III Cyrenaica, capital of the Roman province Arabia (modern Busra).Early History Nabataean inscription ("Nathar'el, son…

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Bsharre

Bsharre: town in northern Lebanon, site of an archaic tomb. Bsharre, tomb, outside The modern town of Bsharre (Bcharré, Bsharri...) is at…

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Building Orders and Capitals

Building order: a style of (Graeco-Roman) building design. Reconstructed capital from Xanten Although there used to be complex rules to determine the…

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