Roman relief of a Winged Victory, with the inscription, 'To the Victory of the Emperor', found in Castlesteads, or Camboglanna Roman Fort, on Hadrian's Wall, at the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The goddess Victory has one foot resting on a globe, is holding a wreath in one hand and a palm branch in the other. Carlisle sits at the Western end of Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The wall was fortified with milecastles with 2 turrets in between, and a fort about every 5 Roman miles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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