Who built the wall in Rome?

It was begun by the emperor Aurelian, completed by his successor Probus, improved under the emperor Honorius in the early 5th century, and restored by Theodoric the Great in the 6th century and by several medieval popes. It was originally constructed of tufa concrete, with a facing of triangular bricks.



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The walls also defined the boundary of the city of Rome up until the 19th century, with the built-up area being confined within the walled area. The Aurelian Walls remain remarkably well-preserved today, largely the result of their constant use as Rome's primary fortification until the 19th century.

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As we have seen, Hadrian's Wall was built primarily as a frontier to the Roman Empire. This frontier provided protection from hostile enemies and a base for military units. But the Wall was also a lasting monument to Hadrian, an emperor who valued peace and stability over military expansion and personal triumph.

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In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more.

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