Paradise Lost are an English gothic metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, considered to be among the pioneers of the death-doom genre, and regarded as the main influence for the later gothic metal movement. Bands that have cited Paradise Lost as an influence, or have covered them, include My Dying Bride, Anathema, The Gathering, Amorphis, Cradle of Filth, Katatonia, …

Oppidum is a Latin word meaning 'defended (fortified) administrative centre or town', originally used in reference to non-Roman towns as well as provincial towns under Roman control. The word is derived from the earlier Latin ob-pedum, 'enclosed space', possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *pedóm-, 'occupied space' or 'footprint'.In modern archaeological usage oppidum is …

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A bastion or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort.The fully developed bastion consists of two faces and two flanks, with fire from the flanks being able to protect the curtain wall and the adjacent bastions. Compared with the medieval fortified towers they replaced, bastion ...

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تعد ملفات تعريف الارتباط هذه ضرورية لتشغيل الموقع. لا يمكنك تعطيلها لأنها ضرورية لكي يعمل موقع الويب ، على سبيل المثال أنها تسمح بميزات مثل الدخول إلى المواقع الآمنة الفواتير الإلكترونية وإنشاء سلة مبيعات.

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The punji stick or punji stake is a type of booby trapped stake. It is a simple spike, made out of wood or bamboo, which is sharpened, heated, and usually set in a hole.Punji sticks are usually deployed in substantial numbers. The Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, 2007) lists less frequent, earlier spellings for "punji stake (or stick)": panja, panjee, panjie, panji, and punge