- Why Was Hadrian’s Wall Built? Hadrian’s frontiers all over the empire had used natural features as boundaries for Roman territories.
- Why did the Romans build Hadrian's Wall? The Romans built it because they were afraid that the people of the north might attack them.
- To the north of Hadrian’s Wall was a V-shaped ditch and to the south was another line of defense called the “Vallum,” which was constructed gradually.
- He wrote of Hadrian’s Wall, “It is eight feet in breadth, and twelve in height; and, as can be clearly seen to this day, ran straight from east to west.”
- Birdoswald Roman Fort, known as Banna to the Romans, one of the sixteen forts situated along the length of Hadrian's Wall, is an impressive site.
- On 13 March 2010 a public event Illuminating Hadrian's Wall took place, which saw the route of the wall lit with 500 beacons.
- Stretching for 73 miles across northern England, Hadrian's Wall is the most important monument of Roman Britain, and the best-known frontier of the entire...
- Hadrian’s Wall is a historic Roman wall in England that was utilized as a defense fortification during the reign of Emperor Hadrian.
- Visitors to Hadrian's Wall can choose to walk along the wall itself, to visit interesting sites and museums along the wall or to combine the two activities.
- The most famous of all the frontiers of the Roman empire, Hadrian’s Wall was made a World Heritage Site in 1987.