Roman Castellum wall

[agrimensor]

I am looking for evidence that Roman catellum had battlements on their walls.
for the late roman castellum in Maastricht.
We are not sure if these walls did dor did not have battlements.
Can someone help me out?

[Robert Vermaat]

I think most Roman walls had battlements, which can sometimes still be seen where the Medieval walls were built on top of them. But of course that does not mean I'm 100% sure for Maastricht.

[agrimensor]

That is the problem, most are reconstructed, so the opiion was that there were battlements. Original drawings or so or even intact castellum aren"t present. so the search continues.
Which castle has that option and can it be seen clearly?
Ps I'm getting ar report on the amount of materials used on the Maastricht Castellum. It might be a nice article for you too.

[Crispianus]

I am looking for evidence that Roman catellum had battlements on their walls.
for the late roman castellum in Maastricht.
We are not sure if these walls did dor did not have battlements.
Can someone help me out?

If a wall is thick enough to have a walkway it would most likely also have crenelations to protect the defenders, Dura Europos has a number of frescos with crenelated walls:

http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/dura/xAar...rnacle.jpg

http://www.reed.edu/humanities/Hum110/du...034227.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H3ToEU1XUco/Tu...n-wall.jpg

Pevensey Castle "Anderida" late 3rd cent AD? saxon shore fort, has the remains of crenelations atop its Roman outer walls but I have no idea if these are originals or later medieval...

[Flavivs Aetivs]

I think the Theodosian Walls are the obvious evidence for Crenellations.

[Robert Vermaat]

That is the problem, most are reconstructed, so the opiion was that there were battlements. Original drawings or so or even intact castellum aren"t present. 

I don't mean reconstructed but built upon - ie the medieval builders built their walls higher, using the intact Roman walls. You can still see the original crenellations in some of them.

Examples:

Hadrians Wall: https://perlineamvalli.wordpress.com/201...look-like/
Thread here about the Castra Praetoria: http://www.romanarmytalk.com/thread-8378.html
Alderney: https://www.alderneylivingislands.com/roman/

Google something like Saxon shore forsts and you'll see many examples.

[Flavivs Aetivs]

There are also mosaics and illustrations depicting crenellations on walls, take for example the Santa Maria Maggiore Nave Mosaics.

[agrimensor]

Thanks guys I"ll look it over at work.