construction started in ad 122, widely finished in ad 128
120 km long and ca 4 metres high, leading from nowadays' Newcastle on the East coast to the West coast near Bowness in Cumbria (today's Lake District)
every 8 km there was a large fort which could hold up to 1,000 Romans
about every 1,500 there was a milecastle for up to 30 soldiers
between 2 milecastles there were 2 turrets with signal flags or fires in case of an attack and as a shelter for the sentries
15.000 Roman soldier guarded the wall (what a waste of human ressources!)
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