Book 34. (1 results) Plunder of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 53 | 21 | View more quotes about sometimes">Sometimes, partial and scattered, there are the remains of abandoned walls within the city itself, as in the Metellan district, one of the older districts in Ar. |
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Book 34. (7 results) Plunder of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 53 | 18 | It may be clearly seen that the city walls and the pomerium may not be identical. |
| 53 | 19 | The location of walls, for example, as well as their height and nature, as one would expect with military architecture, is heavily influenced by a consideration of the resources to be protected, their extent and nature, and the topographical features of the land. |
| 53 | 20 | Too, walls may be extended and enlarged, or rebuilt. |
| 53 | 21 | Sometimes, partial and scattered, there are the remains of abandoned walls within the city itself, as in the Metellan district, one of the older districts in Ar. |
| 53 | 22 | Such remnants may be preserved, as part of the city's history. |
| 53 | 23 | Most of the stone from earlier walls, however, naturally enough, is incorporated in the newer walls. |
| 53 | 24 | It might be mentioned, in passing, that the pomerium, as one would expect, given its legal status, is often attended by certain social and legal restrictions. |
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It may be clearly seen that the city walls and the pomerium may not be identical.
The location of walls, for example, as well as their height and nature, as one would expect with military architecture, is heavily influenced by a consideration of the resources to be protected, their extent and nature, and the topographical features of the land.
Too, walls may be extended and enlarged, or rebuilt.
Sometimes, partial and scattered, there are the remains of abandoned walls within the city itself, as in the Metellan district, one of the older districts in Ar.
Such remnants may be preserved, as part of the city's history.
Most of the stone from earlier walls, however, naturally enough, is incorporated in the newer walls.
It might be mentioned, in passing, that the pomerium, as one would expect, given its legal status, is often attended by certain social and legal restrictions.
- (Plunder of Gor)