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Afortified house orfortified mansion, from Frenchmaison forte [fr], is a type of building which developed in Europe during theMiddle Ages, generally with significant fortifications added.[citation needed] During the earlierRoman period it was common for wealthy landowners to construct unfortifiedvillas on their lands.[citation needed] After the fall of Rome, increased social instability and military conflict necessitated more austere, defensible types of structures.[citation needed] Acastle is a type of particularly well-fortified residence.[citation needed] In English-language academic works ofcastellology, the French termmaison-forte is also used,[1] more seldom unhyphenated (maison forte[2]).
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