Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

David Breeze and I discuss the Roman frontiers: how they were defended, where they stopped, and why they collapsed.

Check out my other channels, @toldinstone and @scenicroutestothepast

Chapters:
0:00 How the Romans understood frontiers
4:32 Development of the frontiers
10:46 Border fortifications
15:00 Initiative for expansion
20:03 Defense in depth
26:05 Hadrian's Wall
42:40 The Antonine Wall
47:22 Abandoning the Antonine Wall
51:35 How the frontiers worked