The Antonine Wall (Latin: Vallum Antonini) was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth.

2024年12月30日 · Antonine Wall, Roman frontier barrier in Britain, extending about 36.5 miles (58.5 km) across Scotland between the River Clyde and the Firth of Forth. The wall was built in the years after ad 142 on the orders of the emperor Antoninus Pius by the Roman army under the command of the governor Lollius Urbicus (Quintus Lollius Urbicus).

22. Civil settlement and extra-mural activity on the Antonine Wall William S. Hanson It is generally agreed that civilian settlements (vici) were set up outside virtually every auxiliary fort in the Roman Empire and that these settlements were established at broadly the same time as the relevant fort.

The wall's rampart was 39,726 Roman paces or 36 miles, 620 yards long. Made of turf taken from local pastures it rose to a height of around 20 ft from a 24ft stone foundation.

The Antonine Wall in Scotland was the northernmost frontier of the Roman empire. The barrier consisted of a line of auxiliary forts and fortlets connected by a continuous rampart wall and ditch. These entrenchments ran from Borrowstounness (Bo’ness or even Bridgeness) near Carriden in Edinburgh on the Firth of Forth, to Old Kilpatrick in the ...

2022年7月22日 · The Antonine Wall was built of turf on the orders of Antonius Pius. This was intended to secure southern Scotland and make it part of the Roman Empire.

2023年8月29日 · Nestled between the rolling hills and vibrant green landscapes of modern-day Scotland lies the whisper of an ancient boundary, the Antonine Wall. This relic of Roman ambition once stretched boldly across the narrow neck of land between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde, a testament to the reach and power of one

2013年1月14日 · The Antonine Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. Located in central Scotland, north of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Wall was a linear barrier that stretched from the Firth of Forth near...

Constructed in 142 CE, the Antonine Wall was a defensive fortification that stretched approximately 39 miles, marking the northernmost boundary of Roman Britannia and reflecting the ambitious imperial aspirations of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius during the days.

2024年5月26日 · The result was the Antonine Wall – Rome‘s northernmost frontier fortification, stretching 39 miles (63 km) across the width of central Scotland. Built in the 140s AD and manned for only 20 years before being abandoned, the wall represents the high water mark of Roman occupation in Britain.