Ramparts of Ulm

Ramparts or limes, defensive walls or fortifications constructed for defense of ancient cities or settlement from aggressors. Some constructed as early as the 1st century A.D. when the Romans conquered the land and defended their position there by constructing a rampart (limes). A limes (or the Limes Romanus) was a border defense of Ancient Rome. It marked the boundaries of the Roman Empire. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclose settlements. Generally, these are referred to as city walls or town walls.

Keywords

Ancient Rome, Rampart, ramparts, limes, defensive walls, fortiications, ancient defenses, city walls, town walls, Roman defense, Roman defense border, defense walls, Roman defense rampart, Roman limes, Limes Romanus, defense borders, defense border

Galleries

German Buildings and Monuments

Source

DeColange, Leo The Heart of Europe from the Rhine to the Danube (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, Publishers, 1883)

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