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Hadrian´s wall was a defensive fortification in northern England.
The emperor Hadrian built the wall in 122 AD, when Romans took over Britain and the country became rich, with farms and trade.
The richness attracted northern tribes (the Picts), who lived in Scotland (North of Britain). They stole and burnt the farms.
To stop this one, the Emperor Hadrian built a great wall across northern Britain.
Hadrian the
emperor
Picts’ land and a Pict man
The Roman Emperor Hadrian visited Britain in AD 122. According to the stone found in Jarrow (date 118), it was Hadrian's wish to keep "intact the empire," and announce the building of the wall.
Hadrian’ s wall today
This wall was the first of
two fortifications built across Great Britain. The second wall was the Antonine Wall, less important for us. The second wall was constructed in 142 AD by the new emperor Antoninus (after Hadrian). The Antonine´s Wall was built 160 kilometers further in the north. A map with the Hadrian’ s
Wall and the Antonine Wall, less Known and less
important
.
ANTONINUS
The Hadrian´s Wall remained occupied by Roman troops until the
end of the Roman Empire.
ANTONINE´S WALL The line of antonine Wall Antonine bathhouse
Hadrian’ s statue
The Hadrian’s Wall was the most heavily fortified border in the Empire. The wall was used like a military fortification.
The Hadrian's Wall was 120 Kilometers. The wall has:
1. small forts called milecastles.
2. A lot of towers called turrets.
A milecastle’s reconstrution
The soldiers who patrolled the wall lived in barracks in the milecastles.
In front of Hadrian's Wall there was a ditch, that acted as an extra defense.
A road was built behind the wall. This road communicated all the Hadrian's wall, and soldiers could move better when the enemies were quickly.
Roman soldier
ROMAN ROADS Romans are good builders. They not only built
the Hadrian's wall in Britain. Romans constructed a lot of roads. These roads were used by the soldiers, by the traders and travelers. Romans built their roads in straight lines.
Roman roads
.
An important portion of the wall still exists (the mid-section). The wall can be followed on foot by Hadrian´s Wall Path or by cycle on National Cycle Route 72. It is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern England, where it is often known simply as the Roman Wall, or the Wall. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage in 1987.
English government describes the Hadrian's wall as "the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain".
Northern-----------------------Del norte Built----------------------------- Construyó Took over---------------------- Tomó posesión Became------------------------- Se volvió richness attracted------------ Las riquezas atrajeron According to------------------ Según Found -------------------------- Encontró Hadrian's wish to keep
"intact the empire” ------------Adriano deseó mantener
intacto el imperio
Across-------------------------------- De un
extremo al otro
Further-------------------------------------- Más lejano
Remained---------------------------- Permaneció Milecastles-------------------------- Castillos cada
milla Builder----------------------------- Constructor In straight lines-------------------- En línea recta most heavily fortified border---- Más fuertemente
fortificada de la frontera
