Today’s post covers three of my post categories . Quality , travel and History. Hadrian’s wall must be of quality construction because a lot of it is still in tact today. Since my first trip to England I have been interested in structures such as this. Just to actually touch something that the Romans built is quite remarkable !
Hadrian ordered this 80 mile long wall built around AD 120 to separate the Romans from the barbarians. As total conquest of Britain had failed, it was built to mark the boundary of the Empire. Built by the Legions. II Augusta , VI Victrix and XX Victrix, it stretches between Carlisle and Newcastle in England. Every Roman mile there was a manned gateway (milecastle) and towers(turrets) between them. There were also forts at regular intervals on the line of the entire wall.
For more information visit Hadrian’s wall link