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A limes /ˈlaɪmiːz/ was a border defence or delimiting system of Ancient Rome. It marked the boundaries of the Roman Empire.The Latin noun limes had a number of different meanings: a path or balk delimiting fields a boundary line or marker any road or path any channel such as a stream channel or any distinction or difference. In Latin the plural form of limes is limites.The word limes was utilized by Latin writers to denote a marked or fortified frontier.
