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Hadrian’s Wall was built by the order of Emperor Hadrian, following his visit to Britain in AD 122.  It was planned as a continuous wall with a milecastle every Roman mile (1.48 kilometres) and two turrets equally spaced between each milecastle.  The wall, with its defensive ditches and large forts, stretched from coast to coast, [...]

11 Comments CherryPie on Mar 15th 2014