"Were Roman castle walls painted" Topic
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| johannes55 | 23 Nov 2023 1:20 p.m. PST |
Somewhere, but don't remember where, Ihave read that Roman castle (or limes walls) were painted white ( or whitwashed). Is that true. |
| GurKhan | 23 Nov 2023 2:43 p.m. PST |
The evidence is ambiguous – link |
| thosmoss | 23 Nov 2023 4:15 p.m. PST |
Thought it was fairly conclusive link |
| johannes55 | 24 Nov 2023 3:08 p.m. PST |
Gurkhan, thanks for the info |
| Cerdic | 25 Nov 2023 10:16 a.m. PST |
Well, many medieval castles were limewashed so they stood out all shiny white on the hill. Helped to project power and intimidate uppity peasants! I guess the Romans may have had the same thought…? |
| doubleones | 25 Nov 2023 5:18 p.m. PST |
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