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Castellum

The diminutive of castrum, and denoting

1.

a small fortress, or

2.

a small town containing a garrison (Curt. v. 3).

Harry Thurston Peck. Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1898.

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    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 5.3
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