Antonine Wall: construction, occupation, and abandonment (142–163 CE)

1. Antoninus Pius becomes emperor and changes frontier policy

   Jul 1, 138Labels: Antoninus Pius, Hadrian's Wall

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   • Britannica

2. Governor Lollius Urbicus leads advance into southern Scotland

   Jan 1, 139Labels: Quintus Lollius, Roman Britain

   • Antonine Wall
   • Urbicus bio

3. Construction of the Antonine Wall begins

   Jan 1, 142Labels: Antonine Wall, Roman engineering

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   • Antonine Wall

4. Forts, fortlets, and the Military Way are laid out

   Jan 1, 142Labels: Military Way, forts and

   • HES Rough Castle
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5. Distance stones record legion-built wall sections

   Jan 1, 142Labels: distance stones, Legio II

   • Distance Stones
   • Bridgeness Slab

6. The Antonine Wall operates as Rome’s northern frontier

   Jan 1, 143Labels: Antonine Wall, Firth of

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   • Antonine Wall

7. Wall plan evolves as forts are added or rebuilt

   Jan 1, 146Labels: fort additions, archaeology

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8. Frontier instability grows in the mid-150s

   Jan 1, 155Labels: frontier unrest, northern Britain

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9. Decision made to withdraw from the Antonine Wall line

   Jan 1, 158Labels: withdrawal decision, Roman authorities

   • Antonine Wall
   • English Heritage

10. Abandonment unfolds over several years as troops redeploy

    Jan 1, 162Labels: troop redeployment, site abandonment

    • British Museum
    • Antonine Wall

11. Hadrian’s Wall is restored as the main frontier

    Jan 1, 163Labels: Hadrian's Wall, restoration

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    • Britannica

12. Antonine Wall added to UNESCO World Heritage listing

    Jul 7, 2008Labels: UNESCO listing, Antonine Wall

    • UNESCO
    • Antonine Wall