Interpretations of the function and history of Hadrian's Wall have been offered for 1,800 years. In this book, David Breeze considers these interpretations in order to understand how our present beliefs have been acquired, and to understand why we interpret Hadrian's Wall in the way that we do. He undertakes this by examining eleven topics which illuminate our understanding of this great Roman frontier. These include the role of Hadrian in building the Wall, the way in which the relationships between the various elements of the frontier were elucidated, the importance of understanding the sequence of building the Wall and recording all its component parts, the date of the rebuilding of the Turf Wall, how the Wall was manned, the function of the Wall, and the moving end date for the frontier.
David Breeze served as President of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society from 2011 to 2014 having been President of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle. His first paper, on the building of Hadrian's Wall, was published in 1968 and since then he has written several books on the Wall as well as many papers on this and other frontiers. He is chairman of the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies.

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