Sunday, June 26, 2016

Greece and Vicinity 200 BC


Greece and Vicinity 200 B.C.

Saturday, June 25, 2016


A first attempt at reconstructing the South Building and it's "cella vinaria" with a few "zola" added to suggest the continuation of the storage facility to the East.
Marcus Audens

(Prof. M Carroll, "Vagnari". 'Current World Archaeology', Issue 76, Apr-May 2016, p 33)
First attempt at reconstruction of the North Building with it's "porticus". It is not known where doorways were located, so they have not been included.
Marcus Audens

(Professor M. Carroll, "Vagnari" 'Current World Archaeology' (Issue 76-Apr-May 2016, p 31)

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Corner Tower

One of the Corner Towers of the Saalburg Fort on the palisade, as indicated
in the layout drawing of the fort
Date and original information is the same as the Saalburg Fort Layout drawing.
Redrawn by Marcus Audens.

Saalburg Fort , ca. AD 121

1. Headquarters;
2. Commader's Residence;
3. Barracks;
4. Workshops.

Original:
Fernando G. Baptista, Amanda Hobbs, NGM Staff Ast., Jaime Jnes Soucha
Carston Amakien, Saalburg Roman Fort Archaelogical Park;
Jon C. Coulston, Universty of St. Andrews, Scotland
Redrawn by Marcus Audens

Dura-Europos

The Romans erected walls similar to the above in several places along the "Limes" 
where the terrain or the ease of a break-through by barbarians, outside the borders of 
Roman lands, was most likely.  In other areas, towers were used.
Redrawn by Marcus Audens.

Lambaesis

Rome established this military fort in approximately AD 81.  It later served as army headquarters
in North Africa.
Redrawn by Marcus Audens.