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 ...

Construction of the wall began in 122 A.D. on the orders of Emperor Hadrian, who was visiting Britain at that time. ROMAN SWORDS UNEARTHED AT ANCIENT CAVALRY BARRACKS NEAR HADRIAN'S WALL ...

Hadrian's Wall was built by the Romans to keep out the unconquered people of Scotland. (Image credit: Collpicto Shutterstock.com) Construction started around A.D. 122, after a visit to Britain by ...

At the time of the construction of Hadrian’s Wall, there were likely about 35,000 Roman soldiers in Britain, and twice as many people associated with military installations there.

“Hadrian’s Wall was built by the Roman emperor Hadrian around 122 AD and crosses England, with the construction going from east to west,” Bill says.

The discovery of a rare, 2,000-year-old, gladiator knife handle has recently been found at Hadrians Wall in Northumberland England by archaeologists, and curators are overjoyed by its discovery ...

Hadrian’s Wall has been declared a ‘gay icon’ – hurrah! But why stop there? I’m all for the heritage industry making the case that the 73-mile-long fortification is somehow ‘linked to ...

Vindolanda was first built by the Roman army before construction had even begun on the 73-mile-long Hadrian’s Wall to guard the wild north-west frontier of the Roman Empire.