Hadrian's Wall: The Untold Story of its Guardians
From Syria to Solway: Unearthing the Astonishing Multicultural Guardians of Hadrian’s Wall When you picture a Roman soldier, what comes to mind? Likely a stoic, toga-clad Italian legionary, perhaps standing sentinel over some classical ruin. It’s a powerful, enduring image, but one that largely misses the vibrant, multicultural reality of Rome’s vast military machine, especially at its far-flung frontiers. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Hadrian’s Wall, where the true Hadrian’s Wall guardians were a melting pot of cultures, languages, and fighting styles, hailing from every corner of the vast Roman Empire. ...