And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, September 19, 2025
The Town Of Palmanova, Italy, Was Built As A Star Fort By The Venetian Republic In 1593.
It was created as a "utopia" where everyone was equal in every respect. It was a failure, no one wanted to live like that.
ReplyDeletePretty large fort, those star forts are hard to breech, all those cross fire angles, no cover anywhere.
ReplyDeleteRecent Napoleonic Wars podcast on seizes pointed out what protected a city would someday hemmed in that city for expansion
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