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The leader that built the Antonia Fortress in Jerusalem was Herod the Great. The fortress was used as a military barracks.
The address of the Fortress Europe Military Museum is: 1020 Serpentine Lane, Pleasanton, CA 94566-4758
A fortress is a strong hold, military building housing weapons, ammo, and providing protection.
A place of defense; a fortress; a garrison; a fortress; a garrison or guardhouse.
Pritzker Military Library Presents - 2006 Fortress Rabaul 5-27 was released on: USA: 3 September 2010
Thomas Collison has written: 'Flying fortress' -- subject(s): Military Aeronautics, Military Airplanes
Primarily, they built this lighthouse so that it could guide sailors on the harbor at night. Alexandria was an important port city in Egypt at the time. Additionally, it was built for the guards to lookout and watch out for escapes because the lighthouse was located closely to a military building.
Moritz Brunner has written: 'Fortress warfare' -- subject- s -: Attack and defense - Military science -
After the great lighthouse keeper revolt of '08. You see, after the foghorn tax was imposed, all the lighthouse keepers went on strike, and the US sent their military (which was taking a very long coffee break) in to exterminate all of them. Now the military is entirely devoted to lighthouses, which is why it's so big.
There are many French fortresses in history, such as the Fort de Joux, the Citadel of Besançon, and the Fortress of Mont-Dauphin. Each of these fortresses played significant roles in various military conflicts and were important strategic locations for defending French territory.