Hadrian's Wall (known in antiquity as the Vallum Hadriani or the Vallum Aelian) is a defensive frontier work in northern Britain which dates from 122 CE. The wall ran from coast to coast at a length of 73 statute miles (120 km). Though the wall is commonly thought to have been built to mark the boundary line between Britain and Scotland, this is not so; no one knows the actual motivation behind its construction but it does not delineate a boundary between two countries.
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55 BCE - 54 BCEJulius Caesar's expeditions in Britain.
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60 CE - 61 CEBoudicca's Revolt in Britain.
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76 CE - 138 CELife of Emperor Hadrian.
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83 CEBattle of Mons Graupius in Scotland.
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11 Aug 117 CE - 10 Jul 138 CEReign of Roman Emperor Hadrian.
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122 CEConstruction begins on Hadrian's Wall.
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142 CEThe Antonine Wall built under Antoninus Pius, north of Hadrian's Wall.
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163 CERebuilding at Corbridge, just north of Hadrian's Wall.
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410 CERome withdraws forces from Britain.
