A roman great wall?

elkarlo

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farmer-soldiers are generally lousy soldiers and lousy taxpayers

But usual places on the frontier usually have lower taxes anyhow.

Just seeing if it's possible. As the Roman large garrisons in a few places didn't seem to work too well. As the Roman armies just weren't that mobile to respond to the invasions. Perhaps if all retired soldiers(after 18 years of service) were given land to farm on the frontier, and they had to man a fort/tower or some sort to harry the invaders till the main army came? It seemed to work really well for the Byzantines.
 
Ever heard about the Limes in SW Germany?

As the gentleman on the left has already remarked - a comment, which seems to have gone completely unnoticed! - the Romans have not failed to embellish their borders with wall and moat installations.


We might argue to what extent these installation are "great", or "as great as the Chinese wall". We might even argue what would have happened if the Romans had made the effort of even "greater" walls.

But I do not think a connection of these wall projects by a very long line throughout Europe (and beyond) would have made any sense.
 
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