The World's Most Mysterious CastlesDundurn, 16 հոկ, 2005 թ. - 304 էջ Castles are among the most mysterious buildings on earth. Their grimly silent stones are signposts to a past filled with high adventure, grim tragedies, and glorious victories. Ghosts, hauntings, and other paranormal phenomena are frequently reported from castles. Do strange paranormal powers lurk among their ancient ruins? The World's Most Mysterious Castles takes you on a journey through hidden chambers and subterranean tunnels of castles all over the world. Their walls served the sinister needs of spies, traitors, and assassins. Do the spirits of attackers and defenders who died in long-forgotten sieges still linger where they fell? Screams of unbearable pain and despair were muffled within their deepest, darkest torture dungeons. Do they echo there still? |
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... Romans , however , and under Vespasian they conquered it in AD 43 . Among the exhibits in Dorchester Museum is the spine of one of the unfortunate Maiden Castle defenders — with a Roman arrowhead still lodged in it . ― France is famous ...
... Roman leader was right : although outnumbered six to one , the Romans achieved a historic victory over Vercingetorix's fearless attackers . The strategic advantages of the hill - fortress were put to the test at Alesia — and they passed ...
... Roman influence from 27 BC until 418, and then Visigoths and Franks exercised as much control over it as they could until the establishment of the Carolingian Empire in 719. The last Carolingian Duke of Gascony was Arnold, who was ...
... Roman fortress in the days of the Caesars . It guarded the vital trade route between Switzerland and Italy , and Roman artifacts have been found there . The present building is one of the best preserved thirteenth - cen- tury castles in ...
... Roman connection from the first four centuries AD, when Britain was part of the Roman Empire. Hastings Castle provides another example of these curious, unex- plained. Co-author Lionel exploring the mysterious Margate Shell Grotto. One ...