Hadrian's Wall was built to keep the Picts of Scotland from raiding into Roman territory in Britain. read more
Hadrian’s Wall was built to keep the Picts of Scotland from raiding into Roman territory in Britain. It was also about as far as Rome could effectively supply a military frontier extending supply lines further north than that wasn’t really possible even for the Romans at that time. read more
Hadrian preferred to invest in the development of stable, defensible borders, and the unification, under his overall leadership, of the empire's disparate peoples. He is known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Britannia. Hadrian energetically pursued his own Imperial ideals and personal interests. read more
Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium), also called the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. read more