Honorius Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 The Anastasian Wall (Turkish: Anastasius Suru) or the Long Walls of Thrace (Uzun Duvar) is an ancient, stone and turf fortification located 65 km west of Istanbul, Turkey built by the Byzantines during the late 5th century.... (wikipedia) what do you guys think of the Anastasian wall? was it even effective or utterly pointless? was it worth the money it costed to maintain and garrison it? was it made for a mainly phsychological impact on the barbarians and the populace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 It was usefull agianst small bands of marauders. It was not meant to stop a large army, but to keep the environs of the city safe when Thracia was overrun by raiders. The problems was that large armies came thru it and destroyed it repeatedly making it too expansive. It was completly abandoned when Byzantine positions against the bulgars were consolidated along the Balkan mountain range and there was no threat of large scale raiding. Also norse attacks from Black sea made the areas outside city walls dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorius Posted November 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 i wonder what it woudlve looked like.. like if it had a ditch at the front like Hadrians? what do you think kosmo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 All roman limes walls that I know had a ditch, even those made of earth and timber, so I think that this one has to. A more precise answer could be found because portions of the wall still exist. Wiki says he did had a ditch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasian_Wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorius Posted November 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 ah yes wiki does say that.. i mustve missed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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