Roman Castrum

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkb:Gothic_architecture
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Josephus
gptkb:Polybius
gptkb:Vegetius
gptkbp:etymology Latin 'castrum' meaning 'fort' or 'camp'
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Carnuntum
gptkb:Caerleon
gptkb:Vindolanda
gptkbp:feature gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:castle
gptkb:parade
gates
walls
bathhouses
granaries
latrines
headquarters (principia)
ditch (fossa)
main streets (via praetoria, via principalis)
rampart (agger)
gptkbp:garrison legionaries
auxiliaries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roman Castrum
gptkbp:influenced medieval castles
city planning
gptkbp:legacy influenced European military architecture
influenced city names ending in -chester, -caster, -cester in Britain
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Carnuntum
gptkb:Lambaesis
gptkb:Caerleon
gptkb:Vindolanda
gptkb:Legio_II_Augusta
gptkb:Deva_Victrix
Eboracum
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkbp:plural gptkb:castra
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military
logistics base
troop accommodation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Roman_military
Roman roads
Roman engineering
Roman frontier (limes)
gptkbp:shape rectangular
gptkbp:standardizedLayout yes
gptkbp:usedBy Roman army
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Turda,_Romania
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7