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The first phase of construction of the defenses began around the second half of the 1st century B.C., following Verona's attainment of the rank of Roman municipium; a second phase of renovation and enlargement of the city walls took place in the 3rd century at the urging of Emperor Gallienus; and, finally, in a final phase in the early 6th ...
The defensive system of Verona is a military, logistical and infrastructural complex consisting of city walls, bastions, forts, entrenched camps, warehouses and barracks, built between 1814 and 1866 during Habsburg rule, which made the Venetian city, the pivot of the so-called "Quadrilatero," one of the strong points of the Empire's strategic system.
The first phase of construction of the defenses started around the second half of the 1st century BC, following Verona's attainment of the rank of Roman municipium, [100] a second phase of renovation and enlargement of the city walls took place in the 3rd century at the urging of Emperor Gallienus, [101] and finally in a final phase Theodoric ...
The municipal walls of Verona, which Ezzelino had rebuilt between 1240 and 1250. Frederick II began to worry about Ezzelino's arrogance, so much so that in 1245 he held a diet in Verona: Ezzelino was repeatedly accused of heresy by the participating bishops, and at this point even the Veronese began to notice the concerns that plagued the emperor.
Porta Leoni (Gate of the Lions) is an ancient Roman gate in Verona, northern Italy. The gate was built during the Roman Republic by P. Valerius, Q. Caecilius, Q. Servilius and P. Cornelius, and restructured in imperial times. It was connected to the road which led to Bologna and Aquileia. Photo by Paolo Monti (1972). Fondo Paolo Monti, BEIC.
Section of the Servian Wall Section of the Roman walls of Lugo, Spain, 263–276 AD. Defensive walls are a feature of ancient Roman architecture.The Romans generally fortified cities, rather than building stand-alone fortresses, but there are some fortified camps, such as the Saxon Shore forts like Porchester Castle in England.
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[76] [80] Among these, noteworthy are a sixth-century pulvino in Byzantine style and a Roman cippus placed in a wall pillar. The walls have a 14th-century yellow, red, and green square decoration, while there is a fragment of a fresco on the north wall that is not easily readable. [79]