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Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall, near the Scottish border in northern England.

Hadrian’s Wall

Roman wall, England, United Kingdom
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David J. Breeze
Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments, Scotland. Author of The Northern Frontiers of Roman Britain, Hadrian's Wall, and many others.
David J. Breeze
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Shaped like a gladiator: Rare 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle discovered in England • Nov. 17, 2024, 5:08 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Rare Roman gladiator knife from Hadrian's Wall goes on display • Nov. 14, 2024, 1:04 PM ET (Reuters)

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 northern Britain; it ran for 73 miles (118 km) from Wallsend (Segedunum) on the River Tyne in the east to Bowness on the Solway Firth in the west. The original plan was to construct a stone wall 10 Roman feet wide (a Roman foot is slightly larger than a standard foot) and at least 12 feet high for the eastern sector and a turf rampart 20 Roman feet wide at ...(100 of 522 words)

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