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Roman military borders and fortifications were part of a grand strategy of territorial defense in the Roman Empire, although this is a matter of debate.By the early 2nd century, the Roman Empire had reached the peak of its territorial expansion and rather than constantly expanding their borders as earlier in the Empire and Republic, the Romans solidified their position by fortifying their ...
A Roman colonia (pl.: coloniae) was originally a settlement of Roman citizens, establishing a Roman outpost in federated or conquered territory, for the purpose of securing it. Eventually, however, the term came to denote the highest status of a Roman city. It is also the origin of the modern term "colony".
Map of the Roman Empire during the reign of emperor Hadrian, 125 AD. The borders of the Roman Empire, which fluctuated throughout the empire's history, were realised as a combination of military roads and linked forts, natural frontiers (most notably the Rhine and Danube rivers) and man-made fortifications which separated the lands of the empire from the countries beyond.
Milecastle 65 is located about 1 km northwest of the Roman fort of Petriana on a west-facing slope 150 metres southwest of the hamlet of Tarraby in the City of Carlisle district. [1] There are no visible remains of the milecastle. [2] A Roman altar and a sword were supposedly found near this site in the 19th century. [2]
These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the Milecastle, and would probably have been manned by part of the milecastle's garrison. The turrets associated with Milecastle 60 are known as Turret 60A ( grid reference NY466612 ) and Turret 60B ( grid reference NY461610 ).
Turret 41A (Caw Gap) (grid reference) was located by exploratory excavation in 1912. [2] It had a doorway on the east side of the south wall. [2] In the later Roman period, the turret was deliberately demolished, and the Wall rebuilt across its site. [2] The remains of Turret 41A were consolidated in 1972-3 and are 20 centimetres high. [2]
Caer Llugwy, or Bryn-y-Gefeiliau, is the site of a Roman fort in a loop of the Afon Llugwy near Capel Curig in Conwy, Wales. It is notable in that there has been little development in the surrounding landscape: the valley in which it is situated being much as it was 2,000 years ago. It is a scheduled historic monument. The remains are on ...
Milecastle 76 is thought to lie on the east side of the village of Drumburgh, about 200 metres east of the site of Drumburgh Roman fort . The exact location has not been confirmed. [ 1 ] There is said to be a faint platform near this location, but it is doubtful whether it is the remains of the milecastle.