The Roman Wall – answers to the questions

Short answers
a Because it is a) a World Heritage Site, or b) the most important monument built by Romans in Britain or c) the most complex frontier in the whole of the Roman Empire or d) the best-preserved frontier in the entire Roman Empire.
b Julius Caesar
c 55BC (before Christ)
d Because of a dispute it was having with another tribe.
e Claudius
f 50,000 (fifty thousand)
g about 76 British miles long (about 105 kms)
h about AD410 (AD = anno domini, after the birth of Christ)
I at Wallsend
J at Bowness-on-Solway

Full answers
a One reason why the wall is considered significant is because it is a) a World Heritage Site, or b) the most important monument built by Romans in Britain or c) the most complex frontier in the whole of the Roman Empire or d) the best-preserved frontier in the entire Roman Empire.
b The name of the first Roman emperor to arrive in Britain was Julius Caesar.
c The date of this first visit was 55BC.
d A tribe of Celtic Britons asked the Romans for help because it was having a dispute with another tribe.
e The name of the current Emperor was Claudius.
f He sent 50,000 (fifty thousand) soldiers to ‘help’ the Celtic tribe.
g It is about 76 British miles long (about 105 kms).
h The Romans left Britain in about AD410.
i The Roman wall begins at Wallsend in the east.
j In the west it ends at Bowness-on-Solway.