Roman military frontiers and fortifications

Roman military borders and fortifications were part of a grand strategy of territorial defense in the Roman Empire, although this is a matter of debate. By the early 2nd century, the Roman Empire had reached the peak of its territorial expansion and rather than constantly expanding their borders as earlier in the Empire and Republic, the Romans solidified their position by fortifying their strategic position with a series of fortifications and established lines of defense. Historian Adrian Goldsworthy argues that the Romans had reached the natural limits which their military traditions afforded them conquest over and that beyond the borders of the early-to-mid Empire lay peoples whose military traditions made them militarily unconquerable, despite many Roman battle victories. In particular, Goldsworthy argues that the cavalry-based warfare of the Parthians, Sarmatians and Persians presented a major challenge to the expansion of Rome's infantry-based armies.

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  fort or fortlet on the Antonine Wall ⓘ
  a fort or fortlet on the Antonine Wall in central Scotland

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Castelo da Cerca da Zorra - Archeologo Portugues XXIX 1933

Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system (1894) (14774566851)

Castelo da Amendoeira - Archeologo Portugues XXIX 1933

Anastasiusmauer Verlauf

Under the steps linking The Weirs and Scott Garden in Winchester, Hampshire, UK. Notice reads "This is now the only visible section of the city's Roman wall that remains. It was completed in the 3rd century AD, and enclosed an area of 144 acres."

Castelo romano do Castelinho dos Mouros

• Late Roman Fortifications - book published in 1983
• Grociana piccola: a rare example of Republican military fortifications in Italy - scientific article published on 20 September 2021
• Carbon-14 chronology for the late-Roman fortifications of the Thermopylai frontier - scientific article published in 1992, Q1860

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	group		fort or fortlet on the Antonine Wall	Roman military frontiers and fortifications	Wikidata
commons	image		Castelo da Cerca da Zorra - Archeologo Portugues XXIX 1933		Commons
commons	image		Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system (1894) (14774566851)		Commons
commons	image		Castelo da Amendoeira - Archeologo Portugues XXIX 1933		Commons
commons	image		Anastasiusmauer Verlauf		Commons
commons	image		Under the steps linking The Weirs and Scott Garden in Winchester, Hampshire, UK. Notice reads "This is now the only visible section of the city's Roman wall that remains. It was completed in the 3rd century AD, and enclosed an area of 144 acres."		Commons
commons	image		Castelo romano do Castelinho dos Mouros		Commons