Definition
In ancient Roman military terminology, a marching camp or encampment positioned at a distance from a main fortress or settlement.
Etymology
From Latin apastra or apastrum, possibly from ad- (to/toward) + pastrum (a fortified place or pasture). The term appears primarily in classical military texts and Roman engineering literature.
Kelly Says
Roman generals were obsessed with logistics—they'd establish apastras as supply depots and staging areas for military campaigns, showing how every detail of empire was calculated and controlled. The study of Roman camps reveals an almost modern approach to military infrastructure.
Translations
ARالعربية
أباسترا
a-ba-stra
BNবাংলা
অপাস্ত্রা
o-pa-stra
CACatalà
apastra
a-pas-tra
CSČeština
apastra
a-pas-tra
DADansk
apastra
a-pas-tra
DEDeutsch
apastra
a-pas-tra
ELΕλληνικά
apastra
a-pas-tra
ESEspañol
apastra
a-pas-tra
FAفارسی
اپاسترا
a-pas-tra
FISuomi
apastra
a-pas-tra
FRFrançais
apastra
a-pas-tra
HUMagyar
apastra
a-pas-tra
IDBahasa Indonesia
apastra
a-pa-stra
ITItaliano
apastra
a-pas-tra
JA日本語
apastra
a-pa-su-tra
MSBahasa Melayu
apastra
a-pa-stra
MYမြန်မာ
အပါစတြ
a-pa-stra
NLNederlands
apastra
a-pas-tra
NONorsk
apastra
a-pas-tra
PLPolski
apastra
a-pas-tra
PTPortuguês
apastra
a-pas-tra
RORomână
apastra
a-pas-tra
RUРусский
apastra
a-pas-tra
SVSvenska
apastra
a-pas-tra
SWKiswahili
apastra
a-pa-stra
TAதமிழ்
அபஸ்ட்ரா
a-bas-tra
TEతెలుగు
అపాస్ట్రా
a-pa-stra
TRTürkçe
apastra
a-pas-tra
UKУкраїнська
apastra
a-pas-tra
VITiếng Việt
apastra
a-pa-stra