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A '''bivouac''' or '''military camp''' is a place for the lodging of an [[army]], either temporary or semi-permanent. In the [[Roman Empire|Roman era]] the military camp served an entire [[legion]]. The fortress of [[Antonia]] in first century Jerusalem provided areas for camps of Roman troops.<ref>Josephus, ''Wars'' 5.5.8 [241, 244] —"for there always lay in this tower a Roman legion". [244]</ref>
Generally, camps and bivouacs are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or operations, and often have the form of large campsites.
==References==
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[[category:Military]]
[[category:Roman Empire]]
[[category:New Testament]]
Generally, camps and bivouacs are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or operations, and often have the form of large campsites.
==References==
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[[category:Military]]
[[category:Roman Empire]]
[[category:New Testament]]