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Hadrian's Wall

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Noun

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an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain

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Hadrian's Wall

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noun
a fortified Roman wall, of which substantial parts remain, extending across N England from the Solway Firth in the west to the mouth of the River Tyne in the east. It was built in 120–123 ad on the orders of the emperor Hadrian as a defence against the N British tribes

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Hadrian's Wall

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stone wall across N England, from Solway Firth to the Tyne: built ( a.d. 122-128) by Hadrian to protect Roman Britain from N tribes: 73.5 mi (118.3 km)

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Hadrian's Wall

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An ancient Roman wall, 118.3 km (73.5 mi) long, across northern England. Built by the emperor Hadrian c. AD 122-130 and extended by Severus a century later, the wall marked the northern defensive boundary of Roman Britain. Fragmentary ruins of the wall remain.

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