Vallum (Hadrian's Wall)

Vallum (Hadrian's Wall)

"The vallum" was a component of Hadrian's Wall, consisting of a large earthwork and ditch, built parallel with the Wall on the Wall's southern side. It is an example of a "vallum", which is a term used more generally to describe any Roman defensive ditch anywhere in the empire.


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