castellum, castellum, latin, usually, small, roman, fortlet, tower, diminutive, castrum, military, camp, often, used, watchtower, signal, station, like, hadrian, wall, distinct, from, burgus, which, later, latin, term, that, used, particularly, germanic, provi. A castellum 1 in Latin is usually a small Roman fortlet or tower 2 a diminutive of castrum military camp often used as a watchtower or signal station like on Hadrian s Wall It is distinct from a burgus which is a later Latin term that was used particularly in the Germanic provinces a distribution header and settling tank in a Roman aqueduct or castellum aquae Castellum1 Limes watchtower Germany reconstruction 2 Ruins of a castellum divisorium France It is the source of the English word castle References edit Charlton T Lewis Charles Short A Latin Dictionary C Julius Caesar Gallic War 2 30 nbsp This article about the military history of Ancient Rome is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Castellum amp oldid 1186811667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
