On the Fringes of the Empire by decadence

Vue • Historical • posted on Dec 12, 2007

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Description

For much of it's life, Hadrian's Wall was the furthest point from Roman in the empire. It was also one of the most disliked postings for a soldier... Scratch built in Cinema 4, rendered in Vue 6 A bit of history... This is a reconstruction of one of the many milecastles built along Hadrian's Wall. It was originally built on the orders of Emperor Hadrian following his visit to Britain in 122AD. The wall runs for 80 miles (128km) in a slight arch pattern until it arrives at the east coast at South Shields. The total distance coast to coast is 73 miles (117km) if measured in a straight line. This was a major defence point in Roman Britain and this is shown in the number of forts that were stationed alongside the wall. Milecastles were placed every mile along the length of the wall. Smaller turrets or towers were placed inbetween the milecastles to ensure that every inch of the wall could be seen during daylight. Thanks for viewing!

Comments (41)

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cole4965

7:18PM | Mon, 24 December 2007

Amazing image!!! Merry Christmas!!!

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Ourias3D

1:29PM | Sun, 30 December 2007

superbe et fabuleux travail de recherche, vraiment j'admire ce que tu fais !

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lior

8:23AM | Mon, 07 January 2008

Very realistic and superb landscape!!!

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craftycurate

6:51AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Really nice work. Nice detailing, great composition and textures, and hazy daylight. It might be better to use about 5 degrees of softness on the sun light to give soft shadows. The hard shadows make it look a bit like a miniature, but that is a minor thing.

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