Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Fortified Camp

The absence or presence of fortified camps as a military technology used in warfare. camps made by armies on the move (e.g. on a campaign) that which could be constructed on a hill top or in the middle of a plain or desert, usually out of local materials.  

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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity Name
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Confidence Inferred : The value is inferred.
Suspected : The value is suspected (Expert Check Needed).
Evidenced : The value is backed up by sufficient evidence.
Disputed? No : No disagreement among scholars.
Yes : There is disagreement among scholars.
Expert? : Not yet Checked by a Seshat Expert.
: Checked and accepted by a Seshat Expert (or RA).

Variable Definition Choices
fortified_camp The absence or presence of fortified camp for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Fortified Camp Description   Edit
131
(Early Roman Republic)
Full Year Range of Early Roman Republic is assumed.
[-509, -264]
present
None
132
(Middle Roman Republic)
Full Year Range of Middle Roman Republic is assumed.
[-264, -133]
present
None
133
(Roman Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Roman Kingdom is assumed.
[-716, -509]
absent
None
134
(Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity)
Full Year Range of Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity is assumed.
[395, 476]
present
None
135
(Republic of St Peter I)
Full Year Range of Republic of St Peter I is assumed.
[711, 904]
present
None
136
(Republic of Venice III)
Full Year Range of Republic of Venice III is assumed.
[1204, 1563]
unknown
None
137
(Republic of Venice IV)
Full Year Range of Republic of Venice IV is assumed.
[1564, 1797]
unknown
None
138
(Ashikaga Shogunate)
Full Year Range of Ashikaga Shogunate is assumed.
[1336, 1467]
unknown
None
139
(Asuka)
Full Year Range of Asuka is assumed.
[538, 710]
unknown
None
140
(Erligang)
Full Year Range of Erligang is assumed.
[-1650, -1250]
unknown
None
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