Plan of Numantia, Spain -- Siege, 133 BC

 

This plan outlines the Roman camps, forts and siege walls built for this siege operation:

Camps and Forts

--Castillejo #1, top of dwg., Scipio Aemilianus siege camp;

--Pena Redonda #2, toward bottom of the plan, center, F. Fabius Maximus siege camp;

--Dehesilla #3, left of plan on hill,Q. Fabius Maximus siege camp, alternate location;

--Valdevotton #4, Right side of plan, Possible Alternate siege camp;

--Travesadas #5, Right side of plan, Possible alternate siege camp;

--Canal #6, Bottom Left of plan, Possible alternate siege camp;

--Molino #7, Left of center, below river, River Fort;

--Vega #8, 2/3rds up the plan center, River Fort;

--Pena de Judio #9, Left above Dehesilla, Probable fort and tower;

--Alto Real #10, Above Pena de Judio on hill, Possible Fort.

Siege Walls

--a. Possible tower, wall foundations, above Dehesilla;

--b. Siege Wall, Below Dehesilla;

--c. 300 meter stretch of wall, two "titulus" (*) protected gates;

--d. Siege Wall, above Pena Redonda;

--e. Siege Wall, above Travesadas.

(*) "titulus" refers to a length of rampart and ditch outside a gap in the defences; a standard Roman method of protecting an open gateway.

Reference:

D. B. Campbell, A. Hook (Illust.) "Siege Warfare In the Roman World," Elie, 126, Osprey Pub., London, 2005