Qasr Bashir in the Jordanian desert, is an incredibly rare survivor -- a Roman fort with walls still standing 20 or more feet high. Yet it has been surprisingly neglected by archaeology. Using the "Medieval Engineers" software and many of my own 3D models, I have attempted to recreate the fort to give an idea of what it would have looked like in its 4th century heyday.
The Roman Frontier in the East -- Qasr Bashir Fort Reconstructed
STORI3D PAST Productions | Published on January 25, 2018
Is this where derives the Getman word Kaserne, which is a fortified military permanent encampment; say for once cavakry and now a mechanized infantry or panzer tank regiment?
Thanx for this thread
So, SunkenCiv, what’s the strategic advantage of a “fortlet” like this. Even though it could house a garrison and a small unit of cavalry, what else did it do. Would it provide temporary refuge from an uprising until help arrived? Was it really just a trading center with protective walls?
I read quite a bit, but still didn’t find the answers to these questions.
Thanks.
