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Hadrian's Wall
stone wall across N England, from Solway Firth to the Tyne: built ( 122-128) by Hadrian to protect Roman Britain from N tribes: 73.5 mi (118.3 km)
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An ancient Roman wall, 118.3 km (73.5 mi) long, across northern England. Built by the emperor Hadrian c. A.D. 122-126 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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