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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
I still remember visiting the Roman Wall in Northern England, and standing on it, while trying to picture hordes of naked, blue-painted, spear-waving savages on the next hill.

One of the most interesting aspects of the Wall is Vindolanda, a restored Roman fort with lots of displays and information about life on the edge of the Empire, and how the Roman, Nordic and Celtic cultures met there. As someone of Italian, Swedish and Welsh descent, the place stirred me in ways no other historic site has before or since.

12 posted on 02/12/2005 9:41:28 PM PST by TFFKAMM
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To: TFFKAMM
Just for you.........

http://www.hadrians-wall.org/

14 posted on 02/12/2005 9:51:55 PM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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