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    Under Antoninus’ orders, Roman soldiers began building a new wall some 100 miles to the north, in what is now southern Scotland. This became known as the Antonine Wall. It was made of turf and was roughly half the length of Hadrian’s Wall, although it featured more forts than its predecessor.
    Around 140 CE he ordered a new defensive wall built further north (in modern-day Scotland), some 100 miles from Hadrian’s Wall. This new structure, known as the Antonine Wall, was made from turf and wood instead of stone and ran for 38 miles.
     
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    Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Hadriani, also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Aelium in Latin) is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. Running from Wallsend on the River Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in … See more

    The length of the wall was 80 Roman miles, equivalent to 73 modern miles; or 117 kilometres (1 Roman mile is equivalent to 1,620 yards; or 1,480 metres). This traversed the entire width of the island, from Wallsend on the See more

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    Hadrian's Wall was probably planned before Hadrian's visit to Britain in 122. According to restored sandstone fragments found in See more

    It is thought that following construction, and when fully manned, almost 10,000 soldiers were stationed on Hadrian's Wall, made up not of the … See more

    After Hadrian's death in 138, the new emperor, Antoninus Pius, left the wall occupied in a support role, essentially abandoning it. He began building the Antonine Wall about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north, across the isthmus running west-south-west to … See more

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    Hadrian's Wall extended west from Segedunum at Wallsend on the River Tyne, via Carlisle and Kirkandrews-on-Eden, to the shore of the Solway Firth, ending a short but … See more

    Hadrian ended his predecessor Trajan's policy of expanding the empire and instead focused on defending the current borders, namely at the time Britain. Like Augustus, Hadrian believed in exploiting natural boundaries such as rivers for the borders of the … See more

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    By about 200 BC, long before the Romans arrived in Britannia, the zone on both sides of the wall, from See more

     
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  5. WEBJul 23, 2024 · Hadrian’s Wall, continuous Roman defensive barrier that guarded the northwestern frontier of the province of Britain from barbarian invaders. The wall extended from coast to coast across the width of …

  6. WEBMar 24, 2020 · Hadrian's Wall (Vallum Hadriani) was a defensive fortification built by the Roman Empire to seperate the province of Britainnia from the northern lands of Caledonia. Construction begun in AD 122 …

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