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    Antonine Wall - Wikipedia

    • The Antonine Wall (Latin: Vallum Antonini) was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth. Built some twenty years after Hadrian's Wall to the south, and intended to supersede it, while it was garrisoned it was the northernmost frontier barrie… See more

    Location and construction

    The Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius ordered the construction of the Antonine Wall around 142 AD. Quintus Lollius Urbicus, governor of Roman Britain at the time, initially supervised the effort, which may have taken … See more

    Abandonment

    The wall was abandoned within two decades of completion when the Roman legions withdrew to Hadrian's Wall in 162 AD, and over time may have reached an accommodation with the Brythonic tribes of the area, w… See more

    LocationScotland
    Area39 miles (63 km)
    BuiltAD 142
    Post-Roman history

    In the centuries that the Antonine Wall has lain abandoned, it has influenced culture between the Forth and the Clyde.
    Writing in 730 AD, Bede, following Gildas in his De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, mistakenly … See more

    Mapping the wall

    The first capable effort to systematically map the Antonine Wall was undertaken in 1764 by William Roy, the forerunner of the Ordnance Survey. He provided accurate and detailed drawings of its remains, and where the … See more

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  1. Antonine Wall | Hadrian’s Wall, Roman Britain, Forts

    WEBJul 19, 2024 · Antonine Wall, Roman frontier barrier in Britain, extending about 36.5 miles (58.5 km) across Scotland between the River Clyde and the Firth of Forth. The wall was built in the years after ad 142 on the …

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    WEBConstructed around 142 AD by the Romans to mark the north-west frontier of their empire, the Wall was a mighty symbol of their power and authority. The route made the most of landscape features such as ridges, crests …

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  6. Antonine Wall: Impressive Roman Frontier Built By …

    WEBJan 18, 2018 · The Antonine Wall (named after the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius) was an impressive barrier with a height of 4 meters, 4.3 meters wide, with a large ditch on the north side for reinforcement of …

  7. History | Antonine Wall

    WEBIn 1934, Sir George Macdonald placed the Wall into a context centred on the organisation of the Roman army, frontier policy and the organisation of frontier posts, and the Wall’s place in the history of Roman Britain from …

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    WEBApr 9, 2021 · The Antonine Wall was a Roman defensive wall, approximately 3-4 metres high and 4-5 metres wide, and consisted of a stone base, a strong timber palisade fortified with turf, and a deep ditch.

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