...in which we head to the Cumbrian borderlands with long-time Roman authority David Breeze for a virtual stroll along Hadrian's Wall. As we wander west from the village of Gilsland towards airy Craggle Hill, we deep-dive into Emperor Hadrian's era of pragmatic consolidation; we learn how his vision changed as the Wall's construction progressed; we ponder why threats from across the Solway never materialised; and we discover why the Wall was not the end of Empire – but merely the base of a vast infrastructure extending north.
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David's latest book on Hadrian's Wall,Hadrian's Wall. A Study in Archaeological Exploration and Interpretation is available from Archaeopress at 20% discount: https://doi.org/10.32028/9781789691672 – Use voucher code HW20
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Great listening that chaps I love hadrians wall it's like walking in history done the walk you did numerous times the new signage is very informative hope they continue the signage along the top sections further west we do a differant section each year as a linear walk Mark's book was brilliant as usual I have all the fellranger series and with my border terrier we are working our way through them 140 at this point delayed for obvious reasons the books help me in planning my fell waks greatly be
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