Hadrian built a wall across Britain because he had to protect it. After the Romans had invaded Britain, Hadrian wanted to make sure it never occurred again, therefore, he built the wall to keep the Romans out.
A Wall to keep out marauding bands of Scots.
A wall
Hadrian had a wall built a wall across Northumberland andCumbriato protect England from attacks by Picts of Scotland.
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The emperor Hadrian was known for many things, among them his fondness for all things Greek, his relationship with Antinous, his travels and his consolidating of the empire. However he is best known for his buildings. The main ones are Hadrian's wall in Britain, the rebuilding of the Pantheon, his luxurious villa at Tivoli, and the temple of Venus and Rome.
The Roman emperor Hadrian did! Or more correctly he organized the building of it around AD 120. It was rebuilt by the Romans several times before 300 AD. The Roman Army was ordered to build Hadrian's Wall so they did. But he didn't like it so they had to change it poor souls.its called Hadrian's wall, and Hadrian built it...The Romans.
It was neither. The Romans build Hadrian's Wall, under orders from Emperor Hadrian, in order to keep the Scottish tribes out of Roman territory and it's watchtowers could alert the Romans if any army was massing for an attack against them.
Hadrian had a wall built a wall across Northumberland andCumbriato protect England from attacks by Picts of Scotland.
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Hadrian built the wall to mark the boundary of the empire and to prevent raids by the Scottish tribes.
Marcus Agrippa ordered the original pantheon to be build. It burnt down and the emperor Hadrian rebuilt it. It is thought to be on the same site as the original and the original inscription runs across the front of the new building.
Hadrian built the wall to prevent incursions by the Celtic barbarians. Ironically, they turned into trading posts over time.
Emperor Hadrian wanted to protect the empire. The wall was there to protect the north of England from raids by Scottish tribes. The Romans were unable to conquer the Scots, so they built a wall to keep them out. There was also another border wall, further north, built by Emperor Antonius, but it 'only' lasted for about 150 years. Hadrian's wall lasted for around 500 years, and many parts of it still exist today.
The emperor Hadrian was known for many things, among them his fondness for all things Greek, his relationship with Antinous, his travels and his consolidating of the empire. However he is best known for his buildings. The main ones are Hadrian's wall in Britain, the rebuilding of the Pantheon, his luxurious villa at Tivoli, and the temple of Venus and Rome.
The Roman emperor Hadrian did! Or more correctly he organized the building of it around AD 120. It was rebuilt by the Romans several times before 300 AD. The Roman Army was ordered to build Hadrian's Wall so they did. But he didn't like it so they had to change it poor souls.its called Hadrian's wall, and Hadrian built it...The Romans.
It was neither. The Romans build Hadrian's Wall, under orders from Emperor Hadrian, in order to keep the Scottish tribes out of Roman territory and it's watchtowers could alert the Romans if any army was massing for an attack against them.
Hadrian's WallHadrian's Wall stretches from Carlisle to Newcastle in northern England. It was built on the orders of the Roman Emperor Hadrian to help keep out invaders from the north.
So they could get from place to place
The wall which was built in northern England in 122 AD was Hadrian's Wall. It was 117.5 kilometres (73 miles) long. The wall which was built in Scotland between the Firth of Forth and the First of Clyde in 142 AD was the Antonine Wall. It was 63 kilometres (39 miles) long.