Yvon Garlan on military architecture

In the wonderful volume *Problèmes de la guerre en Grèce ancienne*, ed.
Vernant  (1968), Garlan opens his essay on "fortifications" with the
remark,  “military architecture is often treated in archaeology like a poor
relative” ("l'architecture militaire a été souvent considérée comme une
parente pauvre...").  He goes on to use Plato and Aristotle as he concludes
that fortifications are not merely "economic" but promote the
*épanouissement*, "blooming," of democracy and "civic forces."  One of
several brilliant pieces in a book that has more to say about sociology of
ancient warfare than many more recent ones.

Dan