Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (615 page)

 
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A style of architecture based on that of Rome in the 5th century
ad
which spread northwestwards across Europe during the period ad 600–1200. While it developed differently in different areas, the most common features are widely found, notably the broad round-headed arches and openings (doors, windows, etc.).

 
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FORT
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FORTLET
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FORTRESS
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The process by which non-Roman communities became part of the Roman empire following annexation. In some areas this seems to have taken place easily through negotiation and acculturation while elsewhere it involved the full weight of the military machine.

 
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A square, circular, rectangular, or polygonal religious building, known as a cella, which is set apart from its secular surroundings by being situated within a temenos or precinct. An ambulatory or covered walkway may surround the central cella. Statues of the deity to whom the temple is dedicated will be positioned in the cella, and the whole structure may be orientated towards significant celestial events. Such temples were often built on the site of earlier religious or ceremonial structures and many continued to be used in modified form into early Christian times.

 
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