BattlefieldsHadrian Wall Construction and Initial Garrison Operations 122-130 AD
Roman Period

Hadrian Wall Construction and Initial Garrison Operations 122-130 AD

122–130
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Building of Hadrian Wall · Hadrian frontier works 122 AD
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Brigantes and northern tribes
Forces
Brigantes/northern tribes c. 3,000–6,000.
VS
Victor
Rome
Forces
Romans c. 12,000–20,000 legionaries/auxiliaries
Outcome
Wall constructed from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend; 80 mile curtain wall with milecastles, turrets, and 16 forts
The Battle

History & Significance

Hadrian Wall was the most ambitious military construction project in Roman Britain and defined the northern frontier for nearly three centuries of Roman rule.

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