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Hadrian's Great Wall is the representative of the Great Wall of England. What is the historical background of the Great Wall?
When it comes to the Great Wall, everyone will invariably think of the Great Wall of Wan Li, which is located in China and is regarded as one of the wonders of the world. It is an ancient military defense project in China. It used to build tall, strong and continuous long walls to limit the enemy's invasion. However, people don't know that the Great Wall is not unique to China. In Britain, 8800 kilometers away from China, there is also the Great Wall. Today, let's learn about this little-known Great Wall? Hadrian Great Wall.

Hadrian's Great Wall, located on the British island. In 43 AD, the Roman army invaded Britain, but the Scots in the north did not show weakness and attacked the areas occupied by Rome many times. In 122, the Roman emperor Hadrian visited Britain and decided to build the Great Wall in northern England, not only to resist the Scots in the north, but also as a symbol of the Roman regime. After six years of construction, the Great Wall was finally completed and named after the Roman emperor Hadrian. Hadrian Great Wall has a total length of 120km, a height of 4.6m, a bottom width of 3m and a top width of 2.1m.. The main body of Hadrian's Great Wall is made of stone and mud, with forts and watchtowers built on it. According to the Romans, the south of the Great Wall was influenced by Rome? Civilized people? North of the Great Wall, right? A savage battle? . The establishment of Hadrian's Great Wall marks the northernmost boundary of the expansion of the Roman Empire, and also represents the superb architectural skills of the Romans. There are forts along the Great Wall, where a large number of troops are stationed. Slowly, various merchants and craftsmen traded with each other, which promoted the development of the local economy and made the fortress area prosperous for some time. However, the Roman Empire could not avoid the fate of extinction. With the decline of the Roman Empire, Hadrian Great Wall, a symbol of Rome's glory, was finally abandoned.

After natural erosion and man-made destruction, the stone was stolen and Hadrian Great Wall became a relic. Since 1980s, the British government has been systematically protecting Hadrian's Great Wall. In the 1920s, the British government made relevant laws and regulations to protect this historic site.