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A view of Hadrian's Wall at Cuddy's Crags, looking east along the wall, half a mile west of Housesteads Roman Fort.

The remains of Milecastle 39 on Hadrian's Wall near Steel Rigg. Each milecastle on Hadrian's Wall had two associated turret structures. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the...

A section of the Roman city-wall of Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. 1st century BCE. The base of the wall was made using calcareous rock while the upper portion is of Roman concrete (opus caementicium).

Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall is a section of the wall between two crests just east of Milecastle 39. It is locally known as the "Robin Hood Tree" for its use in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).

A stretch of Hadrian's Wall known as Thorny Doors, east of Milecastle 42 (Cawfields). At Thorny Doors stands one of the highest sections of surviving original wall.

Did you know that ancient Ionia was the birthplace of Western philosophy and science? This video is all about the fascinating region of ancient Ionia, the birthplace of Western philosophy, science, the Ionic Order of architecture, and the...

The North gate arch of Milecastle 37 on Hadrian's Wall near Housesteads Fort.

A photograph taken in March 1944 showing a gun emplacement, part of Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall defences along the coastline of occupied northern Europe. The defences were built in preparation for the Allied landings which came on D-Day...

A digital reconstruction of Milecastle 39, one of numerous forts along Hadrian's Wall. Made by NeoMam Studios and THISISRENDER in collaboration with Expedia. (Republished with permission from NeoMam and THISISRENDER, and in accordance with...

The Gate of the Great Wall of China, begun during the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE).