The Antonine Wall (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Antonine Wall A history of the most northern outpost of the Roman Empire - the Antonine Wall. It was named after Antoninus Pius who reigned longer than any other emperor with the exception of its founder Augustus. This work examines this enigmatic life and the reasons for the construction and abandonment of his Wall.
Full description- Publisher: John Donald Publishers Ltd
- Published: 01 April 2009
- Format: Paperback 224 pages
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- Categories: British & Irish History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
- ISBN 13: 9780859766555 ISBN 10: 0859766551
- Sales rank: 313,082
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As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of the Romans' time in Scotland, the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part of this country's varied and violent history. For a generation, from about 140 to 160 AD, the Antonine Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. Constructed by the Roman army, it ran from modern Bo'ness on the Forth to Old Kilpatrick on the Clyde and consisted of a turf rampart fronted by a wide and deep ditch. At regular intervals were forts connected by a road, while outside the fort gates clustered civil settlements. Antoninus Pius, whom the wall was named after, reigned longer than any other emperor with the exception of its founder Augustus. Yet relatively little is known about him. In this meticulously researched book, David Breeze examines this enigmatic life and the reasons for the construction and abandonment of his Wall.
