“Castellum”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

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Castellum

释义

A castellum^[1] in Latin is usually:

a small Roman fortlet or tower,^[2] a diminutive of castrum ("military camp"), often used as a watchtower or signal station like on Hadrian's Wall. It should be distinguished from a burgus, which was a later Latin term that was used particularly in the Germanic provinces.
a distribution, header and settling tank in a Roman aqueduct or it:castellum aquae.

It is the source of the English word "castle".

References

1. ^Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
2. ^C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War; 2,30

2 : Roman fortifications|Roman aqueducts

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