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Hadrian's Wall Gallery

Hadrian's Wall was a Roman frontier built in the years AD 122-30 by order of the Emperor Hadrian. It was 73 miles long and ran from Wallsend-on-Tyne in the east to Bowness on the Solway Firth in the west.

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Length and height
Length and height
Controlling movement
Controlling movement
Building materials
Building materials
Rubble and mortar
Rubble and mortar
Vindolanda fort
Vindolanda fort
Vindolanda Praetorium
Vindolanda Praetorium
Native cults
Native cults
Vindolanda bath house
Vindolanda bath house
Vindolanda bath house
Vindolanda bath house
The expansion of Vindolanda
The expansion of Vindolanda
Housesteads Roman Fort
Housesteads Roman Fort
After the Romans
After the Romans

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