between the ramparts
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• (n.) An interval.
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Literally, within the ramparts, this was the space between the wall and the living quarters of a camp. Polybius records that a 200 foot wide gap should be left between the ramparts and the tents, forming an annular space all around the camp, this was known as the intervallum; Hyginus reduced this to only 60 feet. The purpose of this gap was to allo…...
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In`ter·val'lum noun ;
plural Intervallums , Latin
Intervalla . [ Latin ] An interval. [ R.] « And a' shall laugh without
intervallums .»
Shak. « In one of these
intervalla .»
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within the ramparts Polybius records that a 200 foot wide gap should be left between the ramparts and the tents, forming an annular space all around the camp, this was known as the intervallum; Hyginus reduces this to only 60 feet. The purpose of this gap was to allow the soldiers unhindered access to the ascensi leading to the vallum itself, and a...
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