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A Long and Illustrious History › Early Britain
Which Roman Emperor built a wall across northern England to keep out Scottish tribes?
- Julius Caesar
- Augustus
- Nero
- Hadrian
Why this is the correct answer
Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a defensive wall across northern England around AD 122 to mark the northern boundary of Roman Britain and control movement between the empire and the tribes beyond. Julius Caesar visited Britain earlier but did not build this structure.