The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Hadrian's Wall

Chollerton (Settlement), Northumberland (County [UK]), England


View Larger MapDescription of institution: Also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_Wall