Limes Germanicus
Rome's 550-km German frontier — from the Rhine to the Danube.
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Sycamore Gap (Hadrian's Wall)
The most photographed tree in England, standing in Hadrian's Wall.
Vindolanda (Hadrian's Wall)
Home of Britain's oldest handwritten documents — the Vindolanda tablets.
Antonine Wall
Rome's most northern frontier — a 39-mile turf wall in Scotland.
Hadrian's Wall
Rome's northwest frontier — 73 miles of stone across northern England.
Zijingguan Pass
One of the 'Three Inner Passes' guarding Beijing's mountain route.
Xifengkou Pass
The 'Underwater Great Wall' — a Ming pass submerged by a reservoir.
Niangziguan Pass
The 'Lady's Pass' — defended by Princess Pingyang's women's army.
Yanmenguan Pass
China's most contested pass — 3,000 years of war at the Goose Gate.
Yumenguan Pass (Jade Gate)
The 'Jade Gate' on the Silk Road — where jade entered ancient China.
Jiayuguan Fort
The western terminus of the Ming Wall — 'First and Greatest Pass Under Heaven'.
Shanhaiguan (Old Dragon Head)
Where the Great Wall meets the sea — the 'First Pass Under Heaven'.