Hadrian's Wall in the days of the Romans
by Ronald Embleton, Frank Graham (Author)
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All three Roman legions stationed in Britainnia, II Augusta, VI Victrix and XX Valeria Victrix, participated in constructing the wall, identifying their work for posterity by means of inscriptions along its length. Built entirely of stone (an initial turf section in the west was replaced with stone by AD 158), the wall averaged eight feet thick and 15 feet high. A large ditch 27 feet wide and 10 feet deep ran along the northern face. Every Roman mile was marked by a gated opening guarded show more by a small fortlet called a "milecastle." The wall was of span 76 Roman miles between York and Chester. show lessTags
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Stuffed with information on all aspects of the Wall! Published in 1984, this book contains much that is still valid, including drawings, diagrams, etc. Archaeologists have discovered more finds since, though, e.g., the Vindolanda Tablets [only one photo of one of the Tablets--no explanation that I can see]. The 400 breath-taking full color illustrations are unusual and absolutely spectacular! These are the high point of the book. I did not read straight through, but paged where my interest took me.
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- Canonical title
- Hadrian's Wall in the days of the Romans
- People/Characters
- Hadrian; William Hutton
- Important places
- Hadrian's Wall, England, UK
- Important events
- Reign of Hadrian (117-08-10 | 138-07-10)
- First words
- Introduction: "In 55 and 54 B.C. Julius Caesar raided Britain and defeated the tribesmen of Kent, but events in Gaul prevented him from continuing with the conquest of the island."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)In his right hand he holds a goat for sacrifice, in his left a globe resting on his knee.
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 936.2 — History & geography History of ancient world (to ca. 499) Europe north and west of Italian Peninsula to ca. 499 England to 410 and Wales to 410
- LCC
- DA146 .E43 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England History By period Early and medieval to 1485 Celts. Romans. Saxons. Danes. Normans
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- English
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