HADRIAN'S WALL

ancient Roman wall, 73.5 mi (118.3 km) long, across the narrow part of the island of Great Britain from Wallsend on the Tyne River to Bowness at the head of Solway Firth. It was mainly built from c.a.d. 122 to 126 under Emperor Hadrian and was extended by Emperor Severus a century later. The wall demarcated the northern boundary and defense line of Roman Britain. Fragments of the wall, 6 ft (1.8 m) high and 8 ft (2.4 m) thick, and many of the "mile stations" (stone blockhouses along the wall constructed every Roman mile) remain. Hadrian's Wall, which has been preserved, is one of the largest and most significant remains of the Roman occupation.

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The Great Wall of China
Book by Robert Silverberg; Chilton Books, 1965
Subjects: China--History, Great Wall Of China (China)
Roman limites as Hadrians Wall in Northumberland, the Roman walls along the Rhine and the Danube, and others in Syria and...Chinese Walls in miniature. It was possible to follow the wall for more than fifty miles. Stein turned southeast now...
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Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation between Church and State
Book by Daniel L. Dreisbach; New York University Press, 2002
Subjects: Church And State--United States--History--18th Century, Danbury Baptist Association, Jefferson, Thomas--1743-1826, Metaphor--Political Aspects--United States--History--18th Century, Religion And Politics--United States--History--18th Century
...rising tide. Retaining walls are designed to maintain...water, or erosion. Walls can shield the senses...elements. The Great Wall of China and Hadrians Wall, for two examples...marauding hordes; other walls, such as the Berlin...
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Crime and the Internet
Book by David S. Wall; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Computer Crimes
...the Next Ten Years , 13th BILETA Conference: The Changing Jurisdiction , Dublin; available at www.bileta.ac.uk/ (checked 20 June 2001). --(2000) IT and the courts on both sides of Hadrians Wall , Computers and Law , 11: 3.
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The Life and Principate of the Emperor Hadrian, A.D. 76-138
Book by Bernard W. Henderson; Methuen, 1923
Subjects: Hadrian--Emperor Of Rome--76-138, Rome--History--Hadrian, 117-138
...MOTHERSOLE JESSIE. Hadrians Wall . London, 1922 popular...COLLINGWOOD R. G. Hadrians Wall: a history of the...1903 . In 1895 the turf wall was found, and Haverfield...a The stone wall is Hadrians; b the turf wall, where...
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A New History of Scotland - Vol. 1
Book by William Croft Dickinson; Nelson, 1962
Subjects: Scotland--History
...presumably the turrets on Hadrians Wall were abandoned for a time...though the forts of the Antonine Wall could have held only small...that the demands of the two walls, together with the demands...to the rear of the Antonine Wall like Newstead, guarding the...the seventy miles length of Hadrians Wall -- probably an important...
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Walls and Fences: Perspectives from Universities and Museums
Journal article by Ed Williams, Anna Johnson; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 50, 2008
...public opinion cried out for a wall--the symbol of security...riveting even more attention on a wall. President George Bush and...describes and analyzes fences, walls, and barriers of all varieties...American continent. The Great Wall of China and Hadrians Wall are the best known historical...
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Fences and between Fences: Cultural, Historical, and Smithsonian Perspectives
Journal article by Robbie Davis, Ed Williams; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 50, 2008
Subjects: American culture--Portrayals, Exhibitions, Traveling, Fences (Structures)--Portrayals, Fences--Portrayals, Mending Wall (Poem), Traveling exhibitions, Walls--Portrayals
...interpretations offences; walls; and physical, philosophical...these shores, fences and walls play a featured role...evidence includes the Great Wall of China, Hadrians Wall in northern England...Maginot Line, the Berlin Wall, the forbidding array...Barrier. Fences and walls symbolize always and...
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New Palaeomagnetic Results from the Whin Sill Complex: Evidence for a Multiple Intrusion Event and Revised Virtual Geomagnetic Poles for the Late Carboniferous for the British Isles
Journal article by D. Liss, W. H. Owens, D. H. W Hutton; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 161, 2004
Subjects: British Isles, Dams, Geology, Igneous rock
...Sill (Fig. 6, 2), and the Hadrians Wall-Pennines Sill (Fig. 6, 3...from the Holy Island Sill and the Hadrians Wall-Pennines Sill (25 localities...from five localities, all in the Hadrians Wall-Pennines Sill, and supported...
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The Places of the Gods on the English Renaissance Stage
Journal article by Lisa Hopkins; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 89, 2010
Subjects: Archaeology, Historic sites
...Celtic dead. STONES AND WALLS In England as well as...In Englands North, Hadrians Wall and its associated forts...antiquarian writing on Hadrians Wall. (1) Anne Janowitz...Birley, Research on Hadrians Wall (Kendal, England...
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The Mouth of Truth and the Forum Boarium: Oceanus, Hercules, and Hadrian
Journal article by Fabio Barry; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 93, 2011
Subjects: Centuries, Creeks & streams, Mythology
...r. 293-306 CE) beyond Hadrians Wall: Even in diat final expedition...eternity. The momentousness of Hadrians own passage to Britain speaks...the fort diat guarded die walls route over the northern Tyne...conceptual blueprint for the hub of Hadrians villa at Tivoli, the Teatro...
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Empire's End: Hadrian's Wall, Which Demarked Roman Britain's Northern Boundary, Still Marches across the Rugged Landscape-And through the Mists of Time
Magazine article by Cullen Murphy; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 297, April 2006
Subjects: England--Description and travel, Hadrian's Wall--History, Hadrian's Wall--Personal narratives, Historic sites--Personal narratives, Historic trails--Personal narratives, Roman Britain, 43-449--History
Empires End: Hadrians Wall, Which Demarked...that parallel the wall on both sides. Ranking...official guides to Hadrians Wall all but scream...edge is part of the wall, making the fort...base decades before Hadrians Wall was even contemplated...
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The Power of Place: Hadrian's Wall: Martin Henig, Interviewed by Tony Morris, Shares a Beaker of Wine with the Emperor Hadrian
Magazine article by Tony Morris; History Today, Vol. 54, June 2004
Subjects: Hadrian's Wall--Appreciation, Hadrian's Wall--Design and construction, Hadrian's Wall--History, Hadrian, Emperor of Rome--History, Hadrian, Emperor of Rome--Interviews, Henig, Martin--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Henig, Martin--Interviews, Historians--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Historians--Interviews, Roman Empire, 30 BC-476 AD
The Power of Place: Hadrians Wall: Martin Henig, Interviewed by Tony Morris, Shares a Beaker...Solway Firth to Wallsend on the River Tyne. And the section of Hadrians Wall which is most impressive--most evocative, most photographed...
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Tom Mcconville's "hadrian's Walls"
Magazine article by Chris Mosey; Strings, Vol. 14, May/Jun 2000
Subjects: Composers, Folk music, History, McConville, Tom
Tom Mcconvilles "hadrians Walls" by Chris Mosey Hadrians Wall," a jig composed by English folk violinist Tom McConville...stone and mosscovered rubble that are all that remain of Hadrians Wall. He wrote his short jig (page 38) in honor of...
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The Echoes of Northumbria: From Hadrian's Wall to Durham Cathedral
Magazine article by Peter Davison; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 275, March 1995
Subjects: Hiking--England, Northumberland, England--Description and travel
The Echoes of Northumbria: From Hadrians Wall to Durham Cathedral. by Peter Davison...England, and includes the Roman wall that in the second century A.D...through forests, along the Roman wall, over pastures or bleak, curlew...
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Show of Strength: The British Museum's Summer Exhibition Demonstrates How the Legacy of Hadrian's Powerful Empire Permeates Our Everyday Lives, Writes Elizabeth Speller
Magazine article by Elizabeth Speller; New Statesman, Vol. 137, August 18, 2008
Subjects: British Museum, Museums--Exhibitions
...which even, according to Hadrians ancient biographer Suetonius...Atmospheric photographs of Hadrians Wall, following the Cumbrian...empire. Work begins on a wall across northern England...complete 130 Antinous, Hadrians travelling companion...
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Pictures Capture Spirit of Hadrian's Wall; Photographer Roger Clegg Has Sought out the Spirit of the Hadrian's Wall Landscape. He Talks to Environment Editor Tony Henderson
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), November 8, 2008
Pictures Capture Spirit of Hadrians Wall; Photographer Roger Clegg Has Sought out the Spirit of the Hadrians Wall Landscape. He Talks to Environment...In countless hours spent along Hadrians Wall from well before sunrise to well...
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Hadrian's Wall Bus Proves to Be a Big Hit
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), April 16, 2009
Hadrians Wall Bus Proves to Be a Big Hit. Byline: Graeme Whitfield A BUS linking sites along Hadrians Wall is proving a big success. The number of people using the Hadrians Wall Country AD122 bus service increased...
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Businesses Add Value to the Wall Experience; BUSINESSES around Hadrian's Wall Have Been Picking Up Tips to Add Value to Visitors' Experiences of the Area - and Hopefully, Boost Tourism Spending in the North East. KAREN DENT Reports
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), April 22, 2010
...together to develop the bigger Hadrians Wall brand. That brand already covers...one of our visitors comes to see Hadrians Wall. They might only spend a day...Ms Humble reckons the Know Your Hadrians Wall Country programme will help her...
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Building Up Trade at Hadrian's Wall
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), March 19, 2007
Building Up Trade at Hadrians Wall. Byline: By Rebekah Aahby Hadrians Wall traders are gearing up...become part of the Hadrians Wall Locally Produced Network if...radius of the original line of Hadrians Wall. Producers can also join...
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Hadrian's Wall Trail Set to Pay Back Cost
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), January 22, 2005
Hadrians Wall Trail Set to Pay Back Cost. Byline: By Tony Henderson The Hadrians Wall national trail is on target to pay...the trail is the increase in use of the Hadrians Wall Bus. Now over 50pc of the buss passengers...
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encyclopedia articles on: Hadrians Wall  - 11 results

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Hadrian's Wall
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HADRIANS WALL ancient Roman wall, 73.5 mi (118.3 km) long, across the narrow part of the...blockhouses along the wall constructed every Roman mile) remain. Hadrians Wall, which has been preserved, is one of the largest and most...
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Antoninus, Wall Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ANTONINUS, WALL OF ancient Roman wall extending across N Britain from the...forts along its southern side. The wall was 37 mi (60 km) long. It was...185 when the Romans retreated to Hadrians Wall...
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Rome , City, Italy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in Britain built his wall ( Hadrians Wall ) to hold back the barbarians...city. Parts of the Aurelian Wall still stand. On the Capitoline...where St. Peters now stands; Hadrians tomb, now known as the Castel...by the Arabs; the Leonine walls were built to protect the city...
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Hadrian , Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...successor, caused some discontent in Rome. Hadrians reign was vigorous and judicious. He...In Germany he built great protective walls, and in Britain (where he had visited c.121) he had Hadrians Wall built. He carried out his plan of building...
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Fortification
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Romans, who constructed walls along the Danube and Rhine and in England (e.g., Hadrians Wall ). Some of these had elaborate...for garrisoning men along the walls. In E Asia the famous Great Wall of China was an even more ambitious...
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