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Hadrian's Wall
In
antiquity,
a wall that was built as a defensive barrier to guard the northern part of the Roman province of Britain from barbarian
invasion.
The area that is now
England was conquered by Julius Caesar in the middle of the first century BC; in 122 AD
the Roman Emperor Hadrian (76-138 AD) began construction on a 73 mile (117 kilometer) long
wall, part of which still stands today. Hadrian's wall extended from what is now Solway
Firth to the coast of the North Sea near Newcastle-on-Tyne. The wall was originally 20
feet (6 meters) high and 8 to 10 feet (2.5 to 3 meters) thick. Roman guards were posted
along the wall at intervals, and larger forts were built at intervals of 3 to 7 miles (5
to 11 kilometers).
Although built to keep out
invaders, most of Hadrian's wall was eventually breached by northern Pict tribes in the
third and fourth centuries. Nevertheless, much of the wall still stands as a symbol of
Roman conquest in Britain.
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