Quote Originally Posted by I Am Herenow
Wow, those walls look great! Just out of curiosity, are they meant to be made of wood or stone? Also, why are they called "oppida"? I thought that was Latin for "towns".
In latin, Oppida may refer specifically to fortified towns, compared to vici (villages), which was used when referring to unfortified towns. Furthermore, Caesar makes this distinction when writing about how many oppida and vici the gauls had.