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the wall that decided whether you slept safe or became history's footnote
means A defensive wall or embankment surrounding a fort or city, usually topped with a walkway for defenders.
from From French 'rempart,' from the verb 'remparer' (to fortify), built from 're-' plus 'emparer' (to take hold, defend) — itself rooted in Latin 'ante parare,' to prepare beforehand. So the word literally carries the idea of getting your defenses ready before trouble arrives.
- latin root
- from rempart, meaning to fortify and prepare
- star forts
- angled ramparts killed every blind spot for attackers
- earth beats stone
- packed dirt absorbed cannonballs better than rigid walls
- anthem cameo
- the rockets glared red o'er one in 1814
- city skeletons
- old ramparts became Vienna and Paris ring roads
great wall of china — massive defensive fortification spanning ~13,000 miles across northern china, built over 2,000 years
hadrian's wall — roman stone fortification stretching 73 miles across northern england, built 122 ad
walls of dubrovnik — medieval limestone ramparts encircling the croatian city, built 12th-17th centuries, still standing