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Hadrian’s Wall

Hadrian’s Wall. Josh Unsworth. What is it?. Was the frontier of the Roman Empire. Not just a wall, was a range of defences Was 80 Roman miles long (73 modern miles)

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Hadrian’s Wall

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  1. Hadrian’s Wall Josh Unsworth

  2. What is it? • Was the frontier of the Roman Empire. • Not just a wall, was a range of defences • Was 80 Roman miles long (73 modern miles) • ‘Hadrian was the first to build a wall, 80 miles long, to separate the Romans and the barbarians’ – Roman biography of Hadrian

  3. Location

  4. Construction • Hadrian probably ordered the wall to be built in 122 AD, when he visited Britain as part of a tour of the western provinces • Construction was nearly all carried out by the three legions of the province, the II, VI and XX • Using soldiers was cheap labour as it meant they had to hire very few others • Took over six years

  5. Layout • The wall ran for 80 miles • There was a gate every mile, defended by small guard post (milecastle) • In between each pair of gates there were two towers for observation • Forts were not placed regularly, just wherever possible

  6. How did it work? • Two separate elements, the wall and the forts • The forts were to house soldiers to defend against invasion whilst the wall was for frontier control • Barbarians were only allowed into the empire unarmed, under military escort to specified markets

  7. How it effected the locals • Wall followed the most convenient strategic and geographical line, ignored tribe boundaries and farmlands • Evidence of abandoned farm-stead in line of wall • Larger military presence in the area • Stabilised the region economically • Reduced local warfare, small scale cattle raids ect

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