Under Drusus a castellum was erected here, which was destroyed by the Franks and the Alemanni. |
His son Robert then held the honor of Eye, 'olim Nobile castellum,', and other estates. |
Every castle that they took was burned and destroyed, like Sir Ingelric's castellum at Speen. |
I doubt whether the walls of any Roman castellum could have resisted such a ram. |
Then we shall be able to invest the castellum closely, leaving a numerous body to prevent any sortie. |
On a jutting crag of rock, in plain view from the town below, is an ancient Roman castellum. |