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Hadrian's Wall, 122 CE

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Hadrian's Wall. © Roger Clegg 2008.
Hadrian's Wall. © Roger Clegg 2008.

Hadrian ordered the wall built in England to mark the border of the Roman Empire and to “to separate the Romans from the barbarians.” The wall ran from Solway Firth in the West to the River Tyne in the east. A significant portion of the wall still exists.


British Museum: Hadrian Empire and Conflict


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