Antoninus Pius was the man who gave his name to the Antonine Wall of 142 AD, which runs between the the Rivers Clyde and Forth, extending Roman Britannia north from Hadrian's Wall. The wall was ...

Archaeologists in Scotland have discovered the remains of a Roman "fortlet" that was built beside a massive wall that ran across Scotland. Known as the Antonine Wall, the defensive border separated ...

Ruins of a Roman “fortlet” built along the Antonine Wall may have been used as part of the empire’s defense against the unconquered Scottish lands to the north, according to a March statement from ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Listen 4:21 About 2,000 years ago, the ...

It’s a brilliant, sunny day in the north of Britain and I’m standing on top of a high bank looking out over a long grassy ...

What it is: A defensive wall built by the Romans that once guarded the empire's northernmost frontier in England. Construction started around A.D. 122, after a visit to Britain by Emperor Hadrian ...

A KELSO-BORN writer and historian takes a literary walk along Hadrian’s Wall in his latest book. After the Western Empire collapsed, the ruins of Roman Britain endured, still impressive and a source ...

Built in the 2nd century CE as a defense against British tribes, Hadrian’s Wall carves a path across northern England. It’s a treasure trove of artifacts that reveal a lot about life at the Roman ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This digital reconstruction of the fortlet shows how it would have provided a good vantage point to view land north of the wall. | ...

About 2,000 years ago, the Roman Empire stretched from the Middle East all the way across Western Europe. A wall marked the empire's northernmost boundary, at one point less than a mile from today's ...