🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Roman military frontier system spanning multiple nations, 2nd–3rd centuries CE
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO inscription: 1987
- Spans Germany, Scotland, and England across transnational property
- Dating: 2nd–3rd centuries CE
- Length of Upper German-Raetian Limes: approximately 550 kilometres
Frontiers of the Roman Empire is a transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing the military frontier systems that marked the northwestern and northern boundaries of Roman territorial control across three nations. The property comprises Hadrian's Wall in England, the Antonine Wall in Scotland, and the Upper German-Raetian Limes in Germany, each representing distinct periods and strategic approaches to frontier defence. Frontiers of the Roman Empire was inscribed as a UNESCO World ...