The Antonine Wall

[Gloria Exercitus]

I know nothing of the Antonine Wall in Britain, all I have heard about is Hadrian's Wall. At first I thought that only Hadrian's Wall existed in Britain but then I found a map and saw that there was another wall, Antonine's Wall. I was just curious why this wall is not as heavily mentioned and what was the significance of it since Hadrian's Wall gets all of the attention. Just a curiosity of mine.

[Divi Filius]

The wall was occupied for a short time but ended up being abandoned. The move was very precarious as the Romans had not fully pacified the tribes south of it and faced fully hostile tribes right north of it; so twenty years after it was built the Romans were forced to recede back to the far more safe Hadrian's Wall. It was again briefly occupied by Septimius Severus but very shortly after abandoned once again.

 

Unfortunately my knowledge on Roman Britain is somewhat limited so Im sure someone else can give you far more detail.

Edited November 26, 2006 by Divi Filius

[Gloria Exercitus]

Alright, thank you very much.

[Pertinax]

The Breeze and Dobson volume on Hadrian's Wall also covers the Antonine and gives strategic context:

 

http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=4937

 

Osprey also have an excellent specialised work "Rome's Northern Frontier".

[Gaius Paulinus Maximus]

Take a look at this site

 

http://www.athenapub.com/antwall1.htm

 

 

 

Hope it helps