Foreign military bases have underpinned imperial control since antiquity.

Evidence

Since the days of ancient Egypt, Rome, and China, military bases—especially bases abroad—have been a key foundation for imperial control over lands and people. … Rome, too, was an acropolis, and the Romans built temporary “Caesar’s camps” and castra stativa—permanent bases—across the reaches of their empire. Some Roman fortresses later provided foundations for the castles built by England’s Norman invaders. The Tower of London, one of Britain’s iconic symbols, was originally a foreign base built by William the Conqueror shortly after 1066. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 55

Categorization

• CANDY: The Tower of London being originally a Norman military base abroad is a light, elevator-ready historical nugget.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 55
• XREF: connects to: The global base network predates and exceeds any empire’s military footprint in history; US overseas bases extend an ancient imperial strategy of encircling domination; Imperial power shifted from occupying territory to dominating it from the air. — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 234 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• US overseas bases extend an ancient imperial strategy of encircling domination #exemplifies (0.80)
• Imperial power shifted from occupying territory to dominating it from the air. #expands (0.70) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 234
• Postwar decolonization forced the military to maintain colonies under new guises via bases #exemplifies (0.70)
• Overseas bases ease the waging of foreign wars and make war likelier #expands (0.60)