ASIN: B00Q3K6MT4
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 42
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the wall written by historians*Explains the construction of the wall and the daily life of soldiers posted there*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“[The Romans] thinking that it might be some help to the allies [Britons], whom they were forced to abandon, constructed a strong stone wall from sea to sea, in a straight line between the towns that had been there built for fear of the enemy, where Severus also had formerly built a rampart.” – Bede’s description of Hadrian’s Wall in the Middle AgesThe Romans were master builders, and much of what they built has stood the test of time. Throughout their vast empire they have left grand structures, from the Forum and Pantheon in Rome to the theatres and hippodromes of North Africa and the triumphal gates in Anatolia and France. Wherever they went, the Romans built ...
