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metres (82 ft) long. The wall was not very tall—about 1 metre (3.3 ft)—nor very thick—about 1.7 metres (5.6 ft), and was reinforced with wooden stakes that protruded about 1.7 metres (5.6 ft) from the wall. A moat was dug around the fort, and the excavated earth dumped between it and the stone wall, forming a second defense line. The erection of the new fortress, and centre of the
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99:) and 'Castle of the Roots' (
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443:Karabelas, Nikos D. (2012).
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37:κάστρο του Αγίου Ανδρέα
638:Castle of Saint Andrew
403:Brooks, Allan (2013).
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708:Didymoteicho Fortress
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364:Brooks 2013
352:Curlin 2010
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1011:Categories
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823:Monemvasia
718:Exomvourgo
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698:Chlemoutsi
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516:1108-4758
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127:Venetians
74:Iç Kalesı
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768:Izzeddin
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