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It was an italian idea, and it totally alteredthe shape of the towns. This is what the new...

It was an italian idea, and it totally altered
the shape of the towns. This is what the new pointed
rampart looked like, called a bastion, and
because it made town walls look star-shaped
the new defensive layout became known as
the star fort

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It was an italian idea,
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and it totally altered the shape of the towns.
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This is what the new pointed rampart looked like,
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called a bastion, and because it made town walls
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look star-shaped the new defensive layout
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became known as the star fort.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:12
Uploaded
Jan 16, 2025
Season
1
Episode
9
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Frankfurter Filmwerkstatt

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Movie Summary

Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."
S01 • E04 The great thing about these wheels was that they were easy to make, - Connections 00:12
The great thing about these wheels was that they were easy t...
S01 • E08 Now, the swiss economy; timber and a bit of dairy produce, - Connections 00:11
Now, the swiss economy; timber and a bit of dairy produce,
S01 • E08 Waiting for him in the woods, was a swiss secret weapon. - Connections 00:17
Waiting for him in the woods, was a swiss secret weapon.
S01 • E03 The other reason had to do with the prizes you won. - Connections 00:20
The other reason had to do with the prizes you won.
S01 • E02 The newly arrived Arab pirates gave one simple order: - Connections 00:13
The newly arrived Arab pirates gave one simple order:
S01 • E08 And, what could a few swiss pikes do against that? - Connections 00:09
And, what could a few swiss pikes do against that?
S01 • E02 It became clear to even the dumbest merchant - Connections 00:16
It became clear to even the dumbest merchant
S01 • E07 The plan was to offer the american colonists - Connections 00:25
The plan was to offer the american colonists
S01 • E08 Charles' army was routed. - Connections 00:09
Charles' army was routed.
S01 • E08 It was how the swiss used the pike that did it; - Connections 00:23
It was how the swiss used the pike that did it;
S01 • E08 You see the way they could come to a sudden stop, - Connections 00:15
You see the way they could come to a sudden stop,
S01 • E04 These monks did everything with fanatical discipline. - Connections 00:17
These monks did everything with fanatical discipline.
S01 • E06 Cosy little offices, don't you think? - Connections 00:22
Cosy little offices, don't you think?
S01 • E08 In general service by 1590, fired a 2-pound ball, a 100 yards; - Connections 00:19
In general service by 1590, fired a 2-pound ball, a 100 yard...
S01 • E08 The pikes were still needed, for protection. - Connections 00:06
The pikes were still needed, for protection.
S01 • E01 As the network fell apart, - Connections 00:28
As the network fell apart,
S01 • E04 Bruges was one of the richest of the medieval cities built by the woolen trade. - Connections 00:23
Bruges was one of the richest of the medieval cities built b...
S01 • E05 See, these were the days of the great clerical carve-up - Connections 00:13
See, these were the days of the great clerical carve-up
S01 • E09 This is the short but sobering tale - Connections 00:11
This is the short but sobering tale
S01 • E01 As the lifeblood of the city drained, - Connections 00:13
As the lifeblood of the city drained,