What better way could there be to explore Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman Empire’s most northerly frontier, than as part of a ...

Hadrian’s Wall was a military barrier that established the northwest limit of the Roman Empire for more than three centuries. It was constructed at the northern edge of the Roman Empire in Great ...

Housesteads Fort, on Hadrian's Wall, Hexham, Northumberland. It is the most complete example of a Roman fort in Britain and, when occupied, was home to 800 Roman soldiers. What we know of these ...

Hadrian’s Wall, in England ... a typical frontline fort, uncovered piles of Roman trash under a thick layer of clay. The wet layer held everything from 1,900-year-old building timbers to ...

The Alnwick Gardens are home to some horticultural wonders, sitting in the shadow of Alnwick Castle. Home to the world-famous ...

Hadrian's Wall was commissioned by Emperor Hadrian ... Located outside the Roman fort, where soldiers and generals would have been, these remains were linked to a civilian settlement.

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. The emperor Hadrian was well known for building monuments across the Roman Empire, a territory that ...

What better way could there be to explore Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman Empire’s most ... west to east cycle route begins at Glannaventa Roman Fort in Ravenglass, follows quiet roads and cycle ...