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The Great Wall of Gorgan: The History of the Ancient Near East's Longest Defensive Wall

The Great Wall of Gorgan: The History of the Ancient Near East's Longest Defensive Wall

Charles River

Paperback

Ancient History GeneralGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 1727443292
ISBN13: 9781727443295
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Sep 18 2018
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.16 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
*Includes pictures
*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading
Throughout history, walls have been constructed as part of nations' and kingdoms' defensive structures to keep barbarian hordes, marauding rebels, and recalcitrant tribes out of defined geographic areas. Defensive walls were usually constructed by fairly advanced and sophisticated peoples, such as the Romans and Chinese, with varying degrees of success. Of course, the most famous of all defensive walls in the world is the Great Wall of China, which is actually a series of walls and forts built over the span of several centuries. The Chinese built the Great Wall of China, and several others, primarily to keep invaders from the north, such as the Mongols, out of their land, or at least to slow them down as they fled north after raids. The Romans also built spectacular walls, most notably the Antonine Wall and Hadrian's Wall. The purpose of those walls was to set the northern limit of the Roman Empire at approximately the modern border of England and Scotland, and, like the Great Wall of China, it was intended to keep out or slow down marauding barbarian tribes from the north.

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