Vallum

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As Vallum (Latin) a picket fence was originally used in Roman times . B. a border fortification or the combined wood and earth fortification of Roman military camps. Later, the Romans called every fortification (such as earthworks and city ​​walls ) Vallum . A well-known place with the name vallatum is the Roman road station near Manching (Bavaria) , whose name can be traced back to the ramparts (collapsed walls) of the originally Celtic oppidum of Manching (the ancient name is not known).