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Ancient War Fortifications Fortifications are usually man made walls around the perimeter of a town intended to keep out attackers. The most famous of these is the Great Wall of China. History has shown that fortifications played a major role in ancient warfare. Fortification walls were of great use to the ancient warriors, who believed there would be many advantages if they built one. By building a fortification wall, a town was protected on al sides b a huge monolithic structure that would at the very least deter, or slow down the enemy. Strategically speaking, fortifications gave the builder the upper hand. Attackers would have to go through great trouble in order to seize the town. First, the attackers would have to devise a plan such that the defenders will not notice their arrival. This is near impossible since many fortifications were built with towers that were literally an arrows throw of...

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