Citadels In Greece
A citadel is a castle, fortress, or fortified center. Citadel may also refer to: Places *Citadel of Erbil , a palace in Erbil, iraq * Citadel of Aleppo, a palace in Aleppo, Syria * Citadel, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada * Citadel Hill (Fort George), a fortified hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada * Citadel Island, Victoria, Australia Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * Citadel (comics), a fictional alien empire in the DC Comics universe * Citadel, in ''Oldtown (A Song of Ice and Fire), Oldtown'', a library and medical school run by maestres, in George R.R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' universe * Citadel (Half-Life), Citadel (''Half-Life''), headquarters for Wallace Breen in City 17 in ''Half-Life 2'' Film and television * Citadel (film), ''Citadel'' (film), a 2012 film * Citadel (TV series), ''Citadel'' (TV series), an upcoming Amazon Prime Video series Gaming * Citadel (video game), ''Citadel'' (video game), by Superior Software * Citadel ...
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Citadel
A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city", meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. In a fortification with bastions, the citadel is the strongest part of the system, sometimes well inside the outer walls and bastions, but often forming part of the outer wall for the sake of economy. It is positioned to be the last line of defence, should the enemy breach the other components of the fortification system. The functions of the police and the army, as well as the army barracks were developed in the citadel. History 3300–1300 BC Some of the oldest known structures which have served as citadels were built by the Indus Valley civilisation, where citadels represented a centralised authority. Citadels in Indus Valley were almost 12 meters tall. The purpose of these structures, however, remains debated. Though the structures foun ...
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