Why building Hadrian’s Wall was a gigantic mistake
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Article by Paul Eastham, Sep 21, 2025. "Hadrian’s Wall is the largest monument the Romans left behind in Britain, and it lies on the furthest-flung frontier of their Empire. It was also a gigantic mistake. No other building in Britain approaches its vast scale....there were conceptual problems. The jobs Hadrian wanted the wall to do were contradictory. It must defend the frontier, he said, but allow natives to cross to and fro; it must tie up troops collecting taxes at up to 80 gates while keeping a sharp lookout for rebel raids; it must respond forcefully to attacks but ensure limited forces are spread evenly along its entire 73-mile length......" -
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