More Gallico stramentis erant tectae

Definition

This term refers to the fact that the Gauls' walls were covered with straw.

Picture a house covered in hay bales as insulation. The Gauls used straw to protect their walls just like we use insulation materials today.

Tectae (covered): This term describes something that is protected or covered.

Stramentis (straw): Refers specifically to straw, which was used by the Gauls for covering their walls.

Muri (walls): The structures that surrounded and protected the Gauls' settlements.

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