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counter picts.
This wall is a limes. It is a protection in order to defend the romans empire against barbarians.
But what is a limes ?
- it is a fortification system designed for romans frontier.
- it is an area used as a frontier of a province of this empire.
- and under romans empire, it was a fortified line which circulate alongside at the frontier, in front
of barbarians country or at the desert.
So the hadrian’s wall is a perfect example of limes because it protects empire and it is also a
frontier.