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HOW IT WORKS
Castellum
Summary
A
castellum
[1]
in
Latin
is usually:
a small
Roman
fortlet or tower,
[2]
a diminutive of
castrum
('
military camp
'), often used as a
watchtower
or signal station like on
Hadrian's Wall
. It is distinct from a
burgus
, which is a later Latin term that was used particularly in the
Germanic
provinces.
a distribution, header and settling tank in a
Roman aqueduct
or
castellum aquae
.
Castellum
1.
Limes
watchtower, Germany (reconstruction)
2. Ruins of a
castellum divisorium
, France
It is the source of the
English
word "
castle
".
References
edit
^
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
^
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War; 2,30