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http://109.74.200.198/john-clayton-the-man-who-saved-the-wall/ Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 http://109.74.200.198/john-clayton-the-man-who-saved-the-wall/#comment-562 Rodger Moffet Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:51:40 +0000 http://www.bletherskite.net/?p=5121#comment-562 The word ‘Limit’ derives via French from the latin word ‘limitem’ which means a boundary or frontier. although the Romans occupied areas further north and later built Antonines wall these were not as permanent. As a boundary marker Hadrians wall marked the defendable northern extremes of Roman influence. Ill stick with the term as used.

]]> http://109.74.200.198/john-clayton-the-man-who-saved-the-wall/#comment-561 romanopict Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:34:23 +0000 http://www.bletherskite.net/?p=5121#comment-561 Hadrian’s wall had nothing to do with marking the edge of the Roman empire: it would have been built to control the people who would have been transported to its north to fell and process timber to fuel the towns of Roman Briton. North of the wall would have been where those who did not accept R

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