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title: Tower with Batter, Bari
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8831/tower-with-batter-bari/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tower with Batter, Bari

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Tower with Batter, Bari](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8831.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8831.jpg)

## Image Caption

A tower with a sloping base (batter) for extra defence, part of the castle of Bari, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). Originally built in the 12-13th century CE.

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2018, May 30). Tower with Batter, Bari. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8831/tower-with-batter-bari/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Tower with Batter, Bari." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 30, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8831/tower-with-batter-bari/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Tower with Batter, Bari." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 May 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8831/tower-with-batter-bari/>.

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