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New discoveries at Hadrian's Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire

Hadrian's Wall, as it is now known, was dotted with forts, spikes, ditches and earthworks, and was guarded by auxiliaries — troops who were not Roman citizens but came from across the empire. (This ...
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Hadrian's Wall: The defensive Roman wall that protected the frontier in Britain for 300 years

Hadrian's Wall served as the most northerly frontier of the Roman Empire for 300 years. The wall is located in northern England, runs for about 74 miles (118 kilometers) between Bowness-on-Solway in ...