World Heritage
Frontiers of the Roman Empire
The Roman Limes represents the border line of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 2nd century AD It stretched over 5000 km from the Atlantic coast of northern Britain through Europe to the Black Sea and from there to the Red Sea and across North Africa to the Atlantic coast The remains of the Limes today consist of vestiges of built walls ditches forts fortresses watchtowers and civilian settlements Certain elements of the line have been excavated some reconstructed and a few destroyed The two sections of the Limes in Germany cover a length of 550 km from the northwest of the country to the Danube in the southeast The 118kmlong Hadrians Wall UK was built on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian c AD 122 at the northernmost limits of the Roman province of Britannia It is a striking example of the organization of a military zone and illustrates the defensive techniques and geopolitical strategies of ancient Rome The Antonine Wall a 60km long fortification in Scotland was started by Emperor Antonius Pius in 142 AD as a defense against the barbarians of the north It constitutes the northwesternmost portion of the Roman Limes
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