Living On the Front Line ; Scotland's Amazing Roman Wall ...And What Life Was Like for the Men Who Had to Patrol It
Daily Mail › September 30, 2004
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IT was designed to subdue the troublesome tribes, defiantly marking the northernmost frontier of Roman Britain as the Empire edged its way into Scotland.
In 142AD, it was decreed that a second barrier should be built across the country to supplement the wall built by Hadrian in Northumberland.See the full content of this document
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Living On the Front Line ; Scotland's Amazing Roman Wall ...And What Life Was Like for the Men Who Had to Patrol It
Until now, the Antonine Wall has not perhaps attracted the same interest as its southern sister but all that is set to change.
Earlier this week, the Scottish Executive and Historic Scotland launched a campaign to have Scotland's largest relic of the Roman invasion awarded full World Heritage status.If successful, the Antonine Wall will become the country's fifth World Heritage Site, alongside the old and new towns of Edinburgh, New Lanark, St Kilda and the heart of ...See the full content of this document
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