tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post2697353038509376593..comments2023-11-02T10:22:20.717-04:00Comments on Mike Anderson's Ancient History Blog: The Antonine Wall - Guest PostMike Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072553719998549925noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-30767279510718508542014-11-05T09:52:46.036-05:002014-11-05T09:52:46.036-05:00The case can certainly be made, Geoff. Hadrian'...The case can certainly be made, Geoff. Hadrian's and Antonine's walls can be seen as a shift in focus to desperately holding on rather than extending the imperial safety net through expansion. To be fair, though, Roman rule remained in place for another 200 years, so it could also be argued that the overall strategy did keep Roman Britain safe for some time afterward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-88206671214271264662014-10-24T04:54:01.263-04:002014-10-24T04:54:01.263-04:00Good post, some good points about the reasons for ...Good post, some good points about the reasons for its construction. <br />Hadrian's Wall was a failure, and its construction was a strategic mistake, which set them back quite seriously in the province; it was their Maginot line, probably with similar consequences. <br />NB. there is evidence of an timber phase [Garnhall] just as at Hadrian's Wall.[IMO].Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.com