Hadrian's Wall In 122 AD the Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a wall: running for 120 km between the Solway and the Tyne it was designed to establish the bounds of the Roman Empire ...

The photo above shows a wooden reconstruction of the wall and gatehouse at Vindolanda. The fort and the surrounding settlement lies to the south of Hadrian's Wall. Over the summer months there are ...

Hadrian's Wall was commissioned by Emperor Hadrian in 122 AD and has since become a subject of much fascination. In the History Hit documentary, Hadrian’s Wall: Building the Wall, archaeologist ...

Hadrian’s Wall in Britain “and a host of other monuments ... The entry on Hadrian in the Augustan History, a fourth-century series of imperial biographies, describes a ruler fascinated ...

This episode delves deep into a forgotten history of slavery and exploitation ... origins – from African Romans who guarded Hadrian’s Wall to the black trumpeter of the Tudor courts.

Housesteads Roman Fort - showing north gate, which leads to Hadrian's Wall. Housesteads is one the best preserved forts in the country. Housesteads is located on a high ridge and covers an area of ...