Hadrian’s Wall

Name: Hadrian’s Wall
Rating: 4.4 (259 reviews)

by Adrian Goldsworthy

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This nonfiction work explains the history and purpose of Hadrian’s Wall as both a physical monument and a functioning frontier system. It places the wall within Hadrian’s reign, Roman military planning and the wider problem of controlling northern Britain.

The book examines forts, milecastles, roads, garrisons, civilians and the communities on both sides of the frontier. It treats the wall not as a simple border line but as part of a managed military and administrative landscape.