[EN] The distribution of Coastal Towers in Sardinia testify that foreign invasions, which occurred several
times over the centuries, were particularly frequent and dangerous. The beginning of the eighth century
signed ...
[EN] Having lost their function of sighting as an instrument of strategic control, inclusion and protection from
presumed pirate invasions, the coastal towers of Calabria Ultra, represented in the Diary of Wonders of
the ...
Turco, Maria Grazia(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-04-17)
[EN] The essay analyzes the ‘various landscapes’ of the coastal system in the Lazio territory, perceived as a resource, seen as a set of elements settled over time. The proposed research aims to deepen, through some ...
Malagugini, Massimo(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The complex structure of the Ligurian territory has found a precise correspondence in the development
of the defensive structures. If the main cities were able to provide themselves with “closed” defence systems (the ...
Soler Estrela, Alba(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] The towers of Sant Vicent and Torrenostra are part of the defensive network of watchtowers built along
the Valencian coast in the 16th century. Despite the towers' importance and uniqueness they have barely
been ...
Martorano, Francesca(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The Crown of Spain acquired, as it is known, the kingdom of Naples in 1504, which as Viceregno it will
be part of the Spanish empire for more than two centuries. The empire between the sixteenth and seventeenth ...