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title: Birdoswald Roman Fort, East Gate
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16444/birdoswald-roman-fort-east-gate/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2022-09-26
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# Birdoswald Roman Fort, East Gate

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Birdoswald Roman Fort, East Gate](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16444.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16444.jpg)

## Image Caption

The remains of the east gate (*porta principalis dextra*) of Birdoswald fort, the best-preserved fort gateway on [Hadrian's Wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hadrians_Wall/).

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2022, September 26). Birdoswald Roman Fort, East Gate. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16444/birdoswald-roman-fort-east-gate/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Birdoswald Roman Fort, East Gate." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 26, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16444/birdoswald-roman-fort-east-gate/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Birdoswald Roman Fort, East Gate." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Sep 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16444/birdoswald-roman-fort-east-gate/>.

## License & Copyright

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