Hadrian's Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy

Hadrian's Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy

From an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, a definitive history of Hadrian's Wall

Stretching eighty miles from coast to coast across northern England, Hadrian's Wall is the largest Roman artifact known today. It is commonly viewed as a defiant barrier, the end of the empire, a place where civilization stopped and barbarism began. In fact, the massive structure remains shrouded in mystery. Was the wall intended to keep out the Picts, who inhabited the North? Or was it merely a symbol of Roman power and wealth? What was life like for soldiers stationed along its expanse? How was the extraordinary structure built -- with what technology, skills, and materials?

In Hadrian's Wall, Adrian Goldsworthy embarks on a historical and archaeological investigation, sifting fact from legend while simultaneously situating the wall in the wider scene of Roman Britain. The result is a concise and enthralling history of a great architectural marvel of the ancient world.

Adrian Goldsworthy is a world-renowned ancient historian. Caesar, a New York Times Notable Book and winner of the Society of Military History's Outstanding Book Award for Biography, is one of his many acclaimed works. Goldsworthy, who holds a degree from Oxford, gives talks all over the world and consults on historical programs for the History Channel, National Geographic, and the BBC.

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ISBN 13	9781541644427
ISBN 10	1541644425
Title	Hadrian's Wall
Author	Adrian Goldsworthy
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Basic Books
Year published	2018-04-10
Number of pages	192
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