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An engraving of the Wall of Severus that appeared in a 19th century American book entitled The History of Alfred the Great.. The Wall of Severus is believed to be a defensive fortification built by the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus (reigned AD 193–211) during his military campaigns in northern Britannia in the early 3rd century. [1]
The London Wall is a defensive wall first built by the Romans around the strategically important port town of ... After a struggle with his rival Septimius Severus, ...
Severus travelled to Britain in 208, strengthening Hadrian's Wall and reoccupying the Antonine Wall. In 209 he invaded Caledonia (modern Scotland ) with an army of 50,000 men [ 7 ] but his ambitions were cut short when he died of an infectious disease in early 211 at Eboracum (modern York ).
The wall was either commissioned by Albinus or Severus. [28] To tell which leader built the wall, both of their motivations have been studied by historians. City walls served as a main protector against enemies, but most towns in Britain did not receive much fortification until the late 2nd century. [29]
London's first defensive wall was built by the Romans around 200 AD. This was around 80 years after the construction of the city's fort (whose north and west walls were thickened and doubled in height to form part of the new city wall), and 150 years after the city was founded as Londinium .
4 February – Severus dies at York, while preparing another expedition against the northern rebels. [1] Caracalla, now Emperor, abandons territory north of Hadrian's Wall, and returns to Rome. [1] c. 214. Britain divided into two provinces, Britannia Superior and Britannia Inferior, with administrative centres at London and York respectively ...
The Arch of Septimius Severus (Italian: Arco di Settimio Severo) at the northwestern end of the Roman Forum is a white marble triumphal arch dedicated in 203 AD to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns against the Parthians of 194-195 and 197–199.
A view of Hadrian's Wall showing its length and height. The upright stones on top of it are modern, to deter people from walking on it. Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Hadriani, also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Aelium in Latin) is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. [1]