stackyFACTSFacing a massive fortified city, Roman forces built a colossal wooden wall completely surrounding the enemy. When reinforcements arrived to attack the Romans from behind, they simply built a second wall facing outward, successfully fighting a brutal war trapped inside a wooden donut.
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