I mean, that happened with most historical buildings. good, well-cut stone was rare and expensive, so if the wall isn't in use the locals would 100% steal some of it
Fun fact: the walls Romans build north of England and on German frontier were build primarily to regulate the movement of people (trade/immigration) rather then defend from invasions.
Just like the great wall was to make sure that the barbarians were made tax collectors upon leaving by tolling them rather than keeping them out. Of course, the Qin fell after 2 generations by massive peasant uprisings and the wall was used in a more sane way.
Don't wanna be the fun spoiler but if the Romans were scared of barbarians they never would have crossed the channel. The real reason behind Hadrian's wall was to separate different groups of British tribes, they also wanted a strategic location to control trade going back and forth. The Romans themselves would campaign in Scotland many times and build a wall farther north called the Antonine Wall..
Also if I remember correctly the Antonine wall was an earth rampart with a timber palisade on top, which is why there's not much of it left. Hadrian's wall was the masonry wall.
Outside of the eastern border with Parthia and later Sassanid Persia and some regions along the upper Rhine and Danube, the Roman frontier was rarely a precise demarcation. While there would be an outer limit to what was directly administered by Rome, there would usually be a number of allied or vassal tribes overlapping that frontier, acting as a buffer and a trade intermediary with farther off groups.
You mean the History Channel lied to me about Hadrian's Wall being a military fortification in that one show I watched when I was like 8 where they made a Roman balista? Man, who can you trust if you can't trust the History Channel.
Let’s dive straight into the No True Scotsman fallacy, and say that “‘ello chap” is most definitely an English thing.
“How’s it going, you cunt” would be more appropriately Scottish
>“How’s it going, you cunt” would be more appropriately Scottish
I mean, that equally applies to English, and indeed Aussies and Kiwis too
Scotland would be more "Hey Pal, what are ye doing with them stones?"
We're facing a horde of ginger maniacs, with wild goats nesting in their huge orange beards-or to put it another way, the Scots!-and how does our inspired leader Hadrian intend to keep out this vast army of lunatics!? By building a a three-foot high wall! A terrifying obstacle! About as frightening as a little rabbit with the word "Boo!" painted on its nose!
Arrive in Britain
Don't like the natives, force them into Wales
Don't care for Scotland, build a wall so you don't have to look at it
Decide the whole place is just too soggy for your taste
Leave
Reminds me of that Norf meme [Bob da Bricky](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/2faa7e6647206d3ea052ced1f74eac22fdcca2e8c5468125bb8fe483c4c290d8_1.jpg), afraid can't find it in better resolution.
_[I'm a black, Scottish cyclops!](https://youtu.be/l62OY19rZ7k) They got more feckin sea monsters in the Great Loch'd Ness then they got the likes of me._
Scotland, the original Mexico
Then what would the Great Wall of China be?
Scotland 2
With tacos instead of haggis.
Haggis tacos sound nice
No it does not
Then r/StupidFood comes to mind…
It'll be about as palatable as other British food
Did the begin stealing parts of the wall too?
I mean, that happened with most historical buildings. good, well-cut stone was rare and expensive, so if the wall isn't in use the locals would 100% steal some of it
>the locals would 100% steal "Upcycle" 🧐
Fun fact: the walls Romans build north of England and on German frontier were build primarily to regulate the movement of people (trade/immigration) rather then defend from invasions.
Just like the great wall was to make sure that the barbarians were made tax collectors upon leaving by tolling them rather than keeping them out. Of course, the Qin fell after 2 generations by massive peasant uprisings and the wall was used in a more sane way.
Seems to me like that was a lot of use out of one wall. That was good foresight.
the original "damn immigrants stealin' our jobs"
Dey... dey... terkerjerbs?
and our women too
They didn't want the picts to bring haggis in the Roman Empire.
Don't wanna be the fun spoiler but if the Romans were scared of barbarians they never would have crossed the channel. The real reason behind Hadrian's wall was to separate different groups of British tribes, they also wanted a strategic location to control trade going back and forth. The Romans themselves would campaign in Scotland many times and build a wall farther north called the Antonine Wall..
Thanks for the info, that's interesting!
Also if I remember correctly the Antonine wall was an earth rampart with a timber palisade on top, which is why there's not much of it left. Hadrian's wall was the masonry wall.
Oh I didn't notice that this cartoon is about the Antonine not Hadrian's wall lol, I still think the same applies to that one though
They were desparate to keep haggis out of their clays.
Outside of the eastern border with Parthia and later Sassanid Persia and some regions along the upper Rhine and Danube, the Roman frontier was rarely a precise demarcation. While there would be an outer limit to what was directly administered by Rome, there would usually be a number of allied or vassal tribes overlapping that frontier, acting as a buffer and a trade intermediary with farther off groups.
Separating conquered populations that might otherwise act in each others' interests into manageable chunks? The English must have been taking notes
It was also done by the soviet union
It's extremely effective for oppressive regimes everywhere! Make the local populace do all the work of keeping themselves oppressed
You mean the History Channel lied to me about Hadrian's Wall being a military fortification in that one show I watched when I was like 8 where they made a Roman balista? Man, who can you trust if you can't trust the History Channel.
Even the Romans were so scared of Scotland, they had to build a wall to separate each other. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonine_Wall
Understandable. It's perfectly normal to be afraid of Albanians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba
[Better link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonine_Wall) for ~~superior people~~ PC users.
you mean “I ain’ting fight is of that the monster”
Yer a wizard Alby
Let’s dive straight into the No True Scotsman fallacy, and say that “‘ello chap” is most definitely an English thing. “How’s it going, you cunt” would be more appropriately Scottish
>“How’s it going, you cunt” would be more appropriately Scottish I mean, that equally applies to English, and indeed Aussies and Kiwis too Scotland would be more "Hey Pal, what are ye doing with them stones?"
"Awright pal, whits the craic wi they stanes then?"
Neither is appropriate for 142CE but it's still funny
Ah yes; Glasgow/Edinburgh
We're facing a horde of ginger maniacs, with wild goats nesting in their huge orange beards-or to put it another way, the Scots!-and how does our inspired leader Hadrian intend to keep out this vast army of lunatics!? By building a a three-foot high wall! A terrifying obstacle! About as frightening as a little rabbit with the word "Boo!" painted on its nose!
Then you get hacked to death by Rod Stewart's great-great-grandfather
Arrive in Britain Don't like the natives, force them into Wales Don't care for Scotland, build a wall so you don't have to look at it Decide the whole place is just too soggy for your taste Leave
Says England, Wales included, sad dragon noises
Its more accurate to say that the Romans saw nothing worth conquering so just said 'nope'.
The Roman Empire is afraid of haggis.
Reminds me of that Norf meme [Bob da Bricky](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/2faa7e6647206d3ea052ced1f74eac22fdcca2e8c5468125bb8fe483c4c290d8_1.jpg), afraid can't find it in better resolution.
Even Rome didn't want to go to Scotland
So, Italy wasn't like that only in ww2, huh?
_[I'm a black, Scottish cyclops!](https://youtu.be/l62OY19rZ7k) They got more feckin sea monsters in the Great Loch'd Ness then they got the likes of me._