AD 120 – The army erects a wooden palisade on the German frontier (#Hadrian1900)

Hadrian's deep concern with consolidating and defining the Empire started very early in his reign. Upon ascending the throne, the new emperor abandoned Trajan's newly conquered provinces beyond the Euphrates and rapidly took the opportunity to carry out his new frontier policy. He first embarked on a quick inspection of the military bases along the…… Continue reading AD 120 – The army erects a wooden palisade on the German frontier (#Hadrian1900)