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Review By R. S. Corzine VINETM VOICE (May 19, 2012) - "Thorough and scholarly without being dry and boring. This is a really impressive accomplishment. Embleton and Graham give a detailed survey of the entire sweep of Hadrian's Wall from East to West. They briefly relate the wall's construction and its history, but they also look at the various troops who lived there, their military organization... More

Review By R. S. Corzine VINETM VOICE (May 19, 2012) - "Thorough and scholarly without being dry and boring. This is a really impressive accomplishment. Embleton and Graham give a detailed survey of the entire sweep of Hadrian's Wall from East to West. They briefly relate the wall's construction and its history, but they also look at the various troops who lived there, their military organization and how it changed over time, their fortifications, camps and roads, their living conditions, economy, family, social and religious arrangements. All of this is painstakingly reconstructed from historical, documentary, literary, and archaeological sources and lavishly illustrated throughout. In a number of cases, they make effective use of 18th and 19th century descriptions of portions of the wall that have since disappeared. I especially appreciate how many inscriptions and artifacts they reproduce in excellent illustrations instead of just describing them. The many site maps of of the milecastles, forts, fortlets, and turrets are also helpful. --- It's not a book for everyone, but if you have particular interest in Roman Britain, it's a gem. I would also recommend it to folks with an interest in learning more about archaeology since the authors show their work and make a clear distinction between what can be known for sure from the available evidence and what is guesswork. With all of the examples they show, the book also serves (no doubt unintentionally) as a handy brief introduction to Roman epigraphy."

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