What it is: A defensive wall built by the Romans that once guarded the empire's northernmost frontier in England. Construction started around A.D. 122, after a visit to Britain by Emperor Hadrian ...
Built in 122 A.D. at the very edge of the Roman Empire, Hadrian’s Wall wasn’t meant to protect a city - it was meant to divide a world. Stretching 73 miles coast to coast, it became a hardened ...
Analysis of sewer drain sediments at Vindolanda fort has revealed that Roman soldiers suffered from intestinal worms and ...