Offers an account of the techniques and skills needed to construct Hadrian's Wall. Beginning with an examination of the surveying needed, this work discusses quarrying and cranes, the transport of materials, and the amount of timber needed for scaffolding. It makes an estimate of the size of the lab...

Offers an account of the techniques and skills needed to construct Hadrian's Wall. Beginning with an examination of the surveying needed, this work discusses quarrying and cranes, the transport of materials, and the amount of timber needed for scaffolding. It makes an estimate of the size of the labour force involved in the Wall's construction.