Gasr

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A Gasr (plural Gsur) is a fortified building found predominantly in Libya.[1][2]

There is much conjecture about their relation to centenarium built by invading Ancient Roman forces.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Graeme Barker (5 December 2000). Archaeology of Drylands: Living on the Margins. Taylor & Francis. pp. 360–. ISBN 978-0-415-23001-8. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. ^ David Mattingly (5 February 1995). Tripolitania. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-7134-5742-1. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ^ Robert M. Kerr (12 August 2010). Latino-Punic Epigraphy: A Descriptive Study of the Inscriptions. Mohr Siebeck. pp. 195–. ISBN 978-3-16-150271-2. Retrieved 31 October 2012.