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Early modern fortifications were shaped as stars rather than circles to eliminate dead zones for artillery defense

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Early modern military architecture shifted from traditional circular walls to star-shaped, bastion-front designs specifically to improve artillery defense and eliminate blind spots.

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The Old Navarino fortification (Palaiokastro) at Pylos (Greece). Adaptation to early artillery

2020 · cited by 2

Discusses the transition of fortifications to adapt to early artillery, highlighting the evolution of bastion designs.

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Fortification Renaissance: the Roman Origins of the Trace Italienne

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Explains how the angled bastion of the trace italienne was developed to counter the rising threat of siege cannons.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

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