A Frontier Farther North (Vallum Antonini)
The Antonine Wall was built across central Scotland after Roman forces moved north of Hadrian's Wall. Rome held it only briefly before returning to the older frontier.
Grades 6–8. Places and stories.
How it connects
Comparing the two walls shows how an empire can advance and later consolidate its borders.
Latin words that go with this card: vallum, miles, imperator.