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English term or phrase:
comprising the three fold principal of glacis, parapet and outer fosse
Spanish translation:
comprende este concepto tripartito: desnivel, parapeto y foso
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Ana Juliá
Mar 22, 2004 17:59
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English term
comprising the three fold principal of glacis
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Archaeology
About 1800 BC, A DATE DEPENDING ULTIMATELY UPON EGYPTIAN CHRONOLOGY, the city of Jericho was re-fortified upon a more ample scale [...] The area of Jericho now attained its maximum of about 12 acres. From the standpoint of military architecture the defensive works of Jericho at this time were unparalleled comprising the three fold principal of glacis, parapet and outer fosse.
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glacis es un desnivel, una cuesta. Y lo que utilizan es el concepto triple o tripartito del desnivel, el parapeto y el foso exterior; es decir, la defensa comprende este concepto tripartito: desnivel, parapeto y foso.
Un cordial saludo,
P.
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Note added at 2004-03-22 18:23:54 (GMT)
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:-) He buscado en un par de glosarios sobre castillos que tengo y a los desniveles se les suele llamar \"rampas\", por si te sirve de algo.
Un cordial saludo,
P.
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Note added at 2004-03-22 18:23:54 (GMT)
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:-) He buscado en un par de glosarios sobre castillos que tengo y a los desniveles se les suele llamar \"rampas\", por si te sirve de algo.
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