The Great Castles of Europe

Europe, a pivotal crossroads in the history of humankind, is the region in which the castle developed between the 5th and 7th centuries, which was the period that saw the decline of the Roman Empire and the ancient world. It was during this period that the little Roman castrum closed itself off completely, within ever-thicker walls and increasingly massive towers, simulating the development of gradually more effective and deadly military tactics. Indeed, the castle's main purpose was to defe…