The watchtower was at the core of the Roman empire’s system of border defense in the European mainland. Placed at a fixed interval, the number of Roman watchtowers along the frontier must have been staggering in ancient times. But what role did they fulfill exactly, who manned the watchtowers and what was life like inside a watchtower? Find out in this documentary!
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00:00 channel trailer
00:10 introduction
00:58 World Anvil
02:30 the system of border defense
05:09 design and defense
08:10 life inside the tower
11:30 watchtower duty
14:20 outro
15:01 the end
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