Roman walls
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The term Roman walls or Roman wall may refer to ancient walls built around Rome, Italy, or to walls built elsewhere in the Roman Empire, and particularly among English speakers, to those built in England. For example:
- Servian WallServian WallThe Servian Wall was a defensive barrier constructed around the city of Rome in the early 4th century BC. The wall was up to 10 metres in height in places, 3.6 metres wide at its base, 11 km long, and is believed to had 16 main gates, though many of these are mentioned only from...
, a wall built around Rome in the 4th century BC. - Aurelian WallsAurelian WallsThe Aurelian Walls is a line of city walls built between 271 and 275 in Rome, Italy, during the reign of the Roman Emperors Aurelian and Probus....
, the later wall of Rome, built in the late 3rd century AD. - York city wallsYork city wallsThe English city of York has, since Roman times, been defended by walls of one form or another. To this day, substantial portions of the walls remain, and York has more miles of intact wall than any other city in England...
, walls built around York when it was a Roman colony. - Hadrian's WallHadrian's WallHadrian's Wall was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the first of two fortifications built across Great Britain, the second being the Antonine Wall, lesser known of the two because its physical remains are less evident today.The...
, a wall built in England at the edge of Roman conquest to keep out the Scots.