Hadrian’s Wall, Part I: The Romans in Britain and the Imperial Frontier

Join Emily and Cam as they discuss the Romans in Britain from the time of Caesar to the emperor Hadrian, and then talk about Hadrian’s monumental wall—what it was, how it was built, what it was for, and why some bits of it still survive today.Visit our homepage to subscribe, to find us on social media, and to contact us by email:https://havetogawilltravel.comLinksDavid Keys, “Roman Invasion Beach Found in Kent”, The Independent (Friday October 3, 2008).----------00:11 - Introduction01:58 - The Romans in Britain, from Caesar to Hadrian02:22 - Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and Britain, and their aftermath03:35 - Claudius “defeats” Caratacus and conquers southern England13:37 - Boudicca’s Rebellion18:54 - Vespasian and the governorship of Agricola22:05 - Hadrian visits the frontier23:31 - Building Hadrian’s Wall23:25 - The route: from Segedunum to Maia25:41 - The wall and its features: stone, turf, milecastles, turrets, and outworks28:57 - Why build part in stone and part in turf?29:28 - The legions and the process of building the wall32:25 - Changing plans: wall gauges, wall forts, and turf replaced by stone37:56 - The Purpose of Hadrian’s Wall38:25 - Some puzzling features of Rome’s northern frontier39:07 - A zone of transition: the Roman Empire and British social structures44:22 - The Romans, the Wall, and the transformation of Britain46:24 - The Wall after Hadrian46:42 - The Wall from Antoninus Pius to Septimius Severus49:04 - The Wall in the time of Bede51:17 - The 17th and 18th centuries: Hadrian’s Wall and the Military Road53:19 - John Clayton54:39 - The National Trust and UNESCO55:20 - Wrap-up