FORMATION OF FORTIFICATION ART IN ANCIENT EAST COUNTRIES
https://doi.org/10.31675/1607-1859-2019-21-4-94-124
Abstract
The article presents a comparative analysis of fortification art monuments in such East countries from Ancient Egypt to medieval China. An attempt is made to identify the main stages of the fortification development from a stand-alone fortress (citadel, fort) to the most complex systems of urban and border fortifications, including moats, walls and gates, battle towers. It is shown that the nature of these architectural structures is determined by the status of the city or settlement, its natural landscape, building structures and materials, the development of military and engineering art. The materials from poliorceticon (Greek: poliorketikon, poliorketika), illustrate the main types of siege machines and mechanisms. The advantages and disadvantages of boundary shafts and long walls (limes). The most striking examples are the defensive systems of Assyria, New Babylon, Judea and Ancient China.
About the Authors
Е. N. Polyakov
Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Evgenii N. Polyakov - DSc, Professor
2, Solyanaya Sq., 634003, Tomsk
M. I. Korzh
Tomsk State University of Architecture and Building
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Michail I. Korj – Student
2, Solyanaya Sq., 634003, Tomsk
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For citations:
Polyakov Е.N., Korzh M.I. FORMATION OF FORTIFICATION ART IN ANCIENT EAST COUNTRIES. Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo arkhitekturno-stroitel'nogo universiteta. JOURNAL of Construction and Architecture. 2019;21(4):94-124. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31675/1607-1859-2019-21-4-94-124
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