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Documenting civilization's earliest forts, barricades and battlements; defensive structures dating back to ancient Assyria, Egypt and Greece.
Documenting civilization's earliest forts, barricades and battlements; defensive structures dating back to ancient Assyria, Egypt and Greece.
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