tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376080001930014422.post3219373953965656371..comments2024-03-19T05:12:57.621-07:00Comments on Storm within the Empire: Limes ArabicusTimurilankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12856114016218310524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376080001930014422.post-13522038940454762502015-10-08T08:48:05.441-07:002015-10-08T08:48:05.441-07:00Hi Doug,
A few maps I found on the internet show ...Hi Doug,<br /><br />A few maps I found on the internet show fort locations further east of the main trade routes which run north to south. This would seem to follow the policy set by Septimius Severus at the beginning of the 3rd century and continued throughout the dynasty to extend the Arabian frontier further east. <br /><br />As to the construction several articles mention Roman engineers using existing sites and improved on them, but that begs the question, who built them if not the Romans? The Nabataeans? <br /><br />The new projects were Roman and added throughout the 3rd century; with this particular fort built during the reign of Diocletian. <br /><br />The Red Snake or the “back door” to the Persian Empire as I would call it. I would like to read about the joint engineering projects done in the Caucasus Mountains by Sassan and Rome during the long period of peace, as I would be interested to read how much was adapted and used for their own building projects. <br />Timurilankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856114016218310524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376080001930014422.post-20295229389935142652015-10-08T06:37:44.530-07:002015-10-08T06:37:44.530-07:00Has anyone proved these forts were Roman and not S...Has anyone proved these forts were Roman and not Sasanian ? :-) Have a look at the 'Red Snake' fortifications for your Persians.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866756432233805848noreply@blogger.com