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Bookmark or Share- Hadrian's Wall - WikipediaHadrian'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. [1]
- Hadrian's Wall - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium or Vallum Hadriani) is a stone and turf fortification built across northern Great Britain by the Roman Empire in the early second century. The Roman emperor Hadrian built the wall to control barbarians : the ancient Britons to the north of the wall.
- Hadrian’s Wall | Roman History, England, UK | BritannicaHadrian’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.
- History of Hadrian’s Wall - English HeritageHadrian’s Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire for nearly 300 years. It was built by the Roman army on the orders of the emperor Hadrian following his visit to Britain in AD 122. At 73 miles (80 Roman miles) long, it crossed northern Britain from Wallsend on the River Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in the west.
- Hadrian’s Wall ‑ Map, Length & Height - HISTORYHadrian's Wall is the remains of a line of stone fortifications built under Roman Emperor Hadrian following the conquest of Britain in the second century A.D.
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