It was the constant raids by horsemen which ate at imperial authority, respect, and income. Walls were a rational, effective response.
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Aye I agree, but Hadrian's is too small to be a "blocking" wall, more a disruption. Exact same thing in Belgae, Germania, Dacia, etc
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@ByzantineFilth@notwokieleaks It was probably easier to pick them off as they scaled the wall. Just a guess -
Aye, certainly could be the case, all of this is just opinion, we don't really know, all we know is it was a barrier in some way.
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Is this in reference to me? Walls are useful, they block an enemy, but Hadrian's wall was too small and so likely wasn't a physical barrier
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It varied, but in stone it was 3 metres wide and 6 metres tall, only east of the river Irthing and elsewhere it was 11 metres tall but made
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of dirt, compare that to the 12 metre tall solid stone, multi layered Theodosian walls that could fit two chariots side by side
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And Hadrian's wall was littered with gates, while it was a physical barrier, it likely served the same function the wooden walls in Germania
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Did, namely to disrupt the speed of enemy armies, to deter raiders, and simply as a way to control the border for immigration, trade, etc
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Thus, as a wall, it wouldn't stop a determined enemy, it would slow them, unlike the Theodosian walls for example, so it probably took on
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I was speaking solely in reference to Hadrian's Wall, which likely was erected for the same reasons as the German walls, to deter 1/2
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Raiding, and to slow down any hostile force until a garrison could be sent to deal with the threat, not as a Theodosian Walls like 2/3
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Structure to physically block the enemy, so it was more symbolic. sorry if I didn't explain what I was saying too well.
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Not sure about ancient China, but I believe infantry reigned supreme when Hadrian's Wall built, barbarian cavalry dominant ~200 yrs later
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