Vallum (Hadrian's Wall)

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Vallum at Hadrian's Wall near milecastle 42
Vallum at Hadrian's Wall near milecastle 42

"The vallum" was a component of Hadrian's Wall, consisting of a large earthwork and ditch, built parallel with the Wall on the Wall's southern side. It is named after vallum, which is a term used more generally to describe any Roman defensive ditch anywhere in the empire.

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