Deep in the Jordanian desert lies an extraordinary ruin. It is a Roman fort that can stake a claim to being the best-preserved example anywhere in the former empire. But this relic of imperial power is in urgent need of conservation work. David Breeze,…
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It is understandable perhaps, here in Britain, that we have a somewhat partial understanding of Ancient Rome’s border defences – with most attention focused naturally on Hadrian’s Wall, the extraordinary fortified structure that is the largest Roman artefact anywhere in the world. But while Hadrian’s Wall is unique in many ways, its 73-mile length makes up just a small part of Rome’s vast frontier network – which at the empire’s height spanned some 3,100 miles in total, from the Irish Sea to the Black Sea, then south through the Middle East, and across North Africa to the Atlantic. All along…
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