Question
Due to a lack of evidence outside of the Notitia Dignitatum, it is unclear if this system was named for a region being attacked by, or settled by, a certain group. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this system of fortifications in Britain and Gaul. This system may have been constructed during Carausius’ revolt, and was later used by Theodosius the Elder to put down the Great Conspiracy.
ANSWER: Saxon Shore [or litus Saxonicum]
[10m] Earlier, the defensive Multangular Tower was built along the Roman walls of this city. This city, the capital of Britannia Inferior, was where Constantine I was proclaimed emperor.
ANSWER: Eboracum [or York]
[10e] Restored sandstone fragments from Jarrow describe the purpose of this other fortification, whose construction began in 122 CE. This wall, south of the Antonine Wall, was a frontier between Roman Britannia and Caledonia.
ANSWER: Hadrian’s Wall [or Vallum Aelium, or Picts’ Wall, or Vallum Hadriani]
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