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The Building of Town Defences in Earthwork in the Second Century A.D.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

M.G. Fulford
Affiliation:
Dept. of Archaeology, University of Reading
D. W. A. Startin
Affiliation:
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission, 23, Savile Row, London WI

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Britannia , Volume 15 , November 1984 , pp. 240 - 242
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Copyright © M.G. Fulford and D. W. A. Startin 1984. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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