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  1. The wall was intended to extend Roman territory and dominance by replacing Hadrian's Wall 160 kilometres (100 miles) to the south, as the frontier of Britannia.
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    The Antonine Wall served to protect the province of Britainnia from the Caledonian tribes. If they did attempt to raid across the wall they would have to breach its defences.
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    The motivations behind this ambitious project were multifaceted. Politically, it was a means for Antoninus Pius to leave his mark on the empire, demonstrating his power and capability as a leader. Militarily, the wall served as a deterrent against the Caledonian tribes, who posed a constant threat to the Roman-controlled territories in Britain.
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    The primary purpose of the Antonine Wall was to serve as a physical and psychological deterrent to potential invaders, particularly the northern tribes, such as the Caledonians and the Picts. The Wall aimed to establish Roman control over the regions of the north of Britain and maintain peace and security within the Roman province.
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    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 … See more

    The Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius ordered the construction of the Antonine Wall around 142 AD. Quintus Lollius Urbicus, … See more

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    In the centuries that the Antonine Wall has lain abandoned, it has influenced culture between the Forth and the Clyde.
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    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 See more

    The first capable effort to systematically map the Antonine Wall was undertaken in 1764 by William Roy, the forerunner of the Ordnance Survey. … See more

     
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  4. 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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  7. WEBIn 122 AD the Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a wall: running for 120 km between the Solway and the Tyne it was designed to establish the bounds of the Roman Empire, but not...

  8. WEBWhen complete, the Antonine Wall comprised a bank of turf almost 3m high and 4m wide, topped with an imposing wooden palisade. Between sixteen to nineteen forts were built along the length of the wall to house …

  9. 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 …

  10. WEBOct 8, 2019 · In AD 142, following the instructions of the Roman Emperor, Antoninus Pius, the Roman forces set about the construction of the Antonine Wall, under the command of the Governor Lollius Urbicus. …

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    WEBThe Antonine Wall, built in the years following AD 142, was the most developed of all the Roman frontiers. It was a physical statement of Roman power and of imperial politics.

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