Hadrians wall

>>2571041
Peter salways Roman Britain is the best place to start anon

>>2571041
Go from East to West. Wallsend in Newcastle has a whole, reconstructed Roman garrison. Pretty cool.

>>2571041
What was the point of this wall? It looks very easy to climb over.

>>2572278
Is this a meme?

Old buildings crumble and are pillaged for stone; it was once 9 feet high or thereabouts.

>>2572167
>>2572203
Thanks. Apperently there's also a new exhibition alomg the way

>>2572295
>>2572278
Also soil builds up over the years

>>2573070
Also, it is a visible border on the Empire more than a defensive works. Hadrian not only wanted to defend the border, he wanted to set it in stone and stop further expansion.

Britain was the one place where the edge of empire was short enough to literally be set in stone, elsewhere he set up limes by wooden walls or even lines of unconnected fortifications.

>>2572278
Channeled normal traffic for easypeasy taxation.
Raiders raid, find where they came through, wait for their return for escaping. Profit.