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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire

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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall section between Brown Dikes and turret 34a, wall miles 32–34


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  • Built around AD 122 under Emperor Hadrian as the northern boundary of Roman Britain
  • Constructed primarily of stone with systematic spacing of turrets, milecastles, and forts
  • Includes the vallum, a parallel earthwork ditch with flanking mounds for military and administrative control
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, inscribed as part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire designation

Hadrian's Wall is a defensive fortification that stretches across northern England, marking the northern frontier of the Roman ...

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