What does the building of Hadrian's wall say about the picts and Scots?

Answer 1

The building of Hadrian's wall merely says that the Picts and Scots or Caladonians as the Romans called them, were warlike raiders. Hadrian's wall was built to both protect the townspeople who lived in the area and to define Rome's border.

The building of Hadrian's wall merely says that the Picts and Scots or Caladonians as the Romans called them, were warlike raiders. Hadrian's wall was built to both protect the townspeople who lived in the area and to define Rome's border.

The building of Hadrian's wall merely says that the Picts and Scots or Caladonians as the Romans called them, were warlike raiders. Hadrian's wall was built to both protect the townspeople who lived in the area and to define Rome's border.

The building of Hadrian's wall merely says that the Picts and Scots or Caladonians as the Romans called them, were warlike raiders. Hadrian's wall was built to both protect the townspeople who lived in the area and to define Rome's border.

The building of Hadrian's wall merely says that the Picts and Scots or Caladonians as the Romans called them, were warlike raiders. Hadrian's wall was built to both protect the townspeople who lived in the area and to define Rome's border.

The building of Hadrian's wall merely says that the Picts and Scots or Caladonians as the Romans called them, were warlike raiders. Hadrian's wall was built to both protect the townspeople who lived in the area and to define Rome's border.

The building of Hadrian's wall merely says that the Picts and Scots or Caladonians as the Romans called them, were warlike raiders. Hadrian's wall was built to both protect the townspeople who lived in the area and to define Rome's border.

The building of Hadrian's wall merely says that the Picts and Scots or Caladonians as the Romans called them, were warlike raiders. Hadrian's wall was built to both protect the townspeople who lived in the area and to define Rome's border.

The building of Hadrian's wall merely says that the Picts and Scots or Caladonians as the Romans called them, were warlike raiders. Hadrian's wall was built to both protect the townspeople who lived in the area and to define Rome's border.

Answer 2

The construction of Hadrian's wall does not tell us anything about the Picts because at that time they

had not entered the historical record yet. Moreover, all we know about Hadrian commissioning its construction in 120 was that it followed a rebellion in northern Britannia (the Roman territory on the island.. We do not have any details of this rebellion, which could have occurred in southern Scotland and northern England and could have involved peoples both within and without the territories held by the Romans. The peoples in southern Scotland would not even have been the "predecessors" of the Picts, the Caledonians, who lived further north. Other things we know are that a) Hadrian pursued a policy of peace as strengthened the borders of the empire in Germania as well as in Britannia; b) the Picts were not particularity hostile to the Romans because they did not pursue any attempts to invade Scotland any more; c) Archaeology has shown that many civilians settlements developed along the wall as the Romans soldiers stationed along the wall attracted trade. There were more such settlements on the northern side of the wall; that is, the Scottish side.

The powerful people in Scotland at the time of the construction of Hadrian's wall were the Caledonians, from whom the Picts are thought to have descended. The Caledonians resisted Roman penetration into Scotland by Agricola in 79-84 and by Septimius Severus in 208-11. After that, Scotland was left alone. The earlier historical mention of the Pict was in 297 BC, a time when Scotland was not under threat by the Romans. The above shows that the frequent assumption that the wall was built to protect the Romans from attacks by the Picts and the Scots is wrong. Thus, the wall acted more as a border marker and a means to control and regulate trade across the border than as a means of defence against Scottish raids.

There were raids into Roman Britannia by the Picts in the late 5th century, when the Romans withdrew their Troops form Britannia to fight wars in the continent and when Britannia also suffered raids by the Angles, Saxons and Frisians. However, this was three hundred years after the construction of Hadrian's wall and in a different historical period.

Answer 3

The building of Hadrian's wall merely says that the Picts and Scots or Caladonians as the Romans called them, were warlike raiders. Hadrian's wall was built to both protect the townspeople who lived in the area and to define Rome's border.

Answer 4

Two war-like people who lived in northern Britian.

Answer 5

two war-like people who lived in northern britan.