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17 – Advancement and Occupation
Rome is going to start expanding her borders. Why? Because why not? Well, it's actually a little more complicated than that, and we're going to get into it in this episode. Consequently, Emperor Antoninus will build his own wall in Britain far beyond Emperor Hadrian's Wall. These Romans were nothing if not competitive. We will have to see what the people of Britain think of this.
A bust of Antoninus Pius from the MET in NYC.
(History of Britain, History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, Celtic History, Roman History)