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Also known as Roman fort, Roman camp, castra, Roman castrum

thumb|260px|Templeborough Roman fort in [[South Yorkshire visualised 3D flythrough, produced for Rotherham Museums and Archives]]

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20 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Linguistic development
  • Description
  • Sources and origins
  • Construction and layout
  • Wall and ditch
  • Intervallum
  • Streets, gates and central plaza
  • Major buildings
  • Barracks
  • Sanitation
  • Surroundings
  • Modifications in practice
  • Camp life
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|260px|Templeborough Roman fort in [[South Yorkshire visualised 3D flythrough, produced for Rotherham Museums and Archives]]

Castra () is a Latin term used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire for a military 'camp', and castrum () for a 'fort'.

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