- Hadrian's Wall was built by the Roman Empire to protect their territory in England from the Pictish tribes of Scotland. It was built relatively quickly from 122 AD, with associated...
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- Hadrian’s Wall is the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain. The Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire for nearly 300 years.
- Hadrian's Wall between Gisland and Birdoswald. ... Hadrian’s Wall is the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain.
- The history of Hadrian's wall started as the most expensive civil engineering project of its time, and as the northermost frontier of the Empire.
- 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.
- Why Was Hadrian’s Wall Built? Hadrian’s frontiers all over the empire had used natural features as boundaries for Roman territories.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 13 March 2010 a public event Illuminating Hadrian's Wall took place, which saw the route of the wall lit with 500 beacons.