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Hadrian's Wall, ancient Roman wall, 73.5 mi (118.3 km) long, across the narrow part of the island of Great Britain from Wallsend on the Tyne River to Bowness at the head of Solway Firth. It was mainly built from c.A.D. 122 to 126 under Emperor Hadrian and was extended by Emperor Severus a century later. The wall demarcated the northern boundary and defense line of Roman Britain. Fragments of the wall, 6 ft (1.8 m) high and 8 ft (2.4 m) thick, and many of the "mile stations" (stone blockhouses along the wall constructed every Roman mile) remain. Hadrian's Wall, which has been preserved, is one of the largest and most significant remains of the Roman occupation. Hadrian's WallContinuous Roman defensive barrier. Begun by Hadrian in AD 122, the wall guarded the northwestern frontier of the province of Britain from barbarian (particularly Celtic) invaders. It extended 73 mi (118 km) from coast to coast, from Wallsend (Segedunum) to Bowness. It had towers, gates, and forts at regular intervals; a ditch fronted it and an earthwork (the vallum) ran behind it. It was briefly abandoned in favour of the Antonine Wall, but it returned to use until c. 410. Portions remain visible today. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The walls included were the Barracks on Angel Island, the Belfast Peace Line, the Dikes in the Netherlands, Divali Festival Wall Paintings, the Dog Wall in Tokyo, the Hadrian's Wall, the Holocaust Memorial Wall, the Maya Murals, the Ndebele Wall Designs, the Pablo Neruda's Fence, the Philadelphia Murals, the Tibetan Prayer Wheels, the Walled City of Fez, and the War Po Temple. Adding to the chaos of the retreating Romans and the insurgency of the Woads are the Saxons, an invading Germanic tribe led by Cerdic (Stellan Skarsgard, who seems to enjoy being the heavy) headed south toward Hadrian's Wall - a fortification that cuts Britain in half. Vindolanda was a Roman fort manned by German soldiers along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England. |
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