- Why Was Hadrian’s Wall Built? Hadrian’s frontiers all over the empire had used natural features as boundaries for Roman territories.
- These structures were architecturally integrated into Hadrian’s Wall, contributing to the frontier’s defensive capabilities by providing additional layers of observation.
- 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.”
- Hadrian's Wall between Gisland and Birdoswald. ... Hadrian’s Wall is the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain.
- Hadrian's Wall was constructed in 122AD. What: It is a huge wall that stretches right across the North of England, named after Emperor Hadrian.
- Marching 73 miles from coast to coast, Hadrian’s Wall was built to guard the wild north-west frontier of the Roman Empire.
- 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...
- This time a new frontier, the Antonine Wall, was rapidly established between the Forth and Clyde rivers and Hadrian’s Wall was promptly abandoned.
- Hadrian's Wall was a Roman frontier built not just to prevent movement but also to control movement - especially the movement of the Picts.
- What Is Hadrian's Wall?
- What Are The Origins Of Hadrian's Wall? | Ancient Tracks | Absolute History
- Hadrians Wall Documentary - History Channel