Talk:Trajan's Wall

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[edit] "Agger"

"Agger" is not a word. Does anyone know what was intended? - Jmabel | Talk 04:30, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

An Agger is an earthwork set against a wall to provide additional defense on the interior side.--Rjstott 04:42, 20 February 2006 (UTC) It is also a siege work created to allow passage over a wall!

[edit] "Medium"

In several places where "medium" made no sense I changed it to "average", assuming that was what was meant. But perhaps the more precise term "median" was meant? Clarification welcome. - Jmabel | Talk 04:30, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

i think average is better Anonimu 17:02, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Another Trajan's Wall?

The German Wikipedia article de:Trajanwall talks about a different wall, also at one point wrongly believed to have been built during the rule of Trajan which is located in southern Moldova. Which one is the right "Trajan's wall" then? Should this one and that one both go under that name? Balcer 18:07, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Nowadays it's called "Athanaric's Wall", as it could have been made by the Goths as part of the defence lines against the Huns. A reason why this could be true is that Ammianus Marcellinus talks about the Goths building a vallum and the dating appears to support this theory. bogdan 18:10, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Acutally there are three "Trajan's Walls" in the region, none built by Trajan. See ru:Трояновы валы. The third is in Ukraine, just north of Bukovina. Anonimu 18:38, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

It's funny, three "Trajan's walls" in three different countries, and Trajan build none of them. Anyway, I think all three should be mentioned in this article, even if only briefly, with appropriate links. Also, any political reasons for the choice of names, if such exist, should be added. Balcer 18:44, 6 May 2006 (UTC)