Theory: Why Hadrian’s Wall Did Not Extend Further East – A Strategic Docking and Defence Zone at Wallsend

By Crasterfarian This theory proposes that Hadrian’s Wall terminated at Segedunum not due to oversight, but because it needed to go no further. Its tactical position on the outside of a bend in the Tina Fluvius, on a flat plateau between the river ad the Wallsend Burn gave it a huge advantage, both militarily and naval. … Continue reading Theory: Why Hadrian’s Wall Did Not Extend Further East – A Strategic Docking and Defence Zone at Wallsend