Hadrian’s Wall, built in 122 CE, is a defensive wall running for 73 miles (or 80 Roman miles) across the very north of England from coast to coast. Archaeologists have been working for many ...
Hadrian’s Wall in northern England was built to mark the boundaries of the Roman Empire and to keep the Scots out. Constructed after the visit of Emperor Hadrian in 122 AD by the Roman army ...
Frank Pearson A talk in Preston will compare the Great Wall of China and Hadrian's Wall. The Great Wall of Chin ...
More than three-quarters of a million people visited attractions along Hadrian's Wall in 2024, it has been revealed. The Hadrian’s Wall Partnership Board, which manages and promotes the UNESCO ...
Visitor numbers to Hadrian's Wall were "strong and sustained" in 2024, according to the organisation set up to promote it. A number of historic sites across its length say footfall was up from ...
For 23 years, between A.D. 142 and 165, Hadrian’s Wall actually wasn’t the Roman Empire’s northern frontier. After Hadrian’s death, his successor, Antoninus Pius, reinvaded Scotland.
Hadrian’s Wall in Britain “and a host of other monuments, attest to his taste, activity, and power,” French romantic writer Chateaubriand noted in 1803 on a visit to the emperor’s villa at ...
Drive along Northumberland's old military road towards Sycamore Gap and Hadrian's Wall, and it's easy to miss one of the county's most remarkable churches. Eagle-eyed motorists and passengers may ...