Hadrian’s Wall

When visiting the North of Britannia in 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian Augustus witnessed the aftermath of war between his armies and the savage Picts. In a show of Roman might, he ordered a wall to be built that would separate the Pict tribes from the rest of England. Grand in its design, the wall stretched 80 Roman miles, from coast to coast. Hadrian's Wall stood in service to the Roman Empire for nearly 300 years before its eventual decline. Today, Hadrian's Wall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the remains of the forts, towers, and turrets can still be explored.

Посещая север Британии в 122 году нашей эры, римский император Адриан Август стал свидетелем последствий войны между его армиями и дикими пиктами. Демонстрируя римскую мощь, он приказал построить стену, которая отделит племена пиктов от остальной Англии. Грандиозная по своему проекту стена