Excerpt from By the Roman Wall: Notes on a Summer HolidayThe decision made, the next thing was to acquire definite information as to what was really left of the Wall, and how to approach it. This we found in Dr. Bruce's book on the subject, which became in the end our Guide, Philosopher and Friend, and led us faithfully and Wisely along all that is best and most interesting of the remains of that mighty Barrier.That nnghty Barrier' The words are used deliberately. One's childish idea may have pictured a magnified garden wall with, perhaps, broken glass or iron spikes at the top, but certainly one's most imaginative dreams fell short, far short, of the great reality. For study of the subject revealed it as one of the greatest works of that amazing Roman people. We found it to be not only a Wall, but a vast and complicated line of fortification extending nearly eighty miles across a wild and mountainous country, and consisting of three parts, is. First, the Stone Wall with a Fosse to the north of it, second, the Earthwork, called the Vallum with its Agger and Fosse, to the south, third, the series of military camps or stations connected with both Wall and Vallum, and the Military Road linking the whole together.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.