# Romans withdraw back to Hadrian's Wall (160)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/160-romans-withdraw-back-to-hadrian-s-wall

The Antonine Wall was abandoned and the main frontier shifted south again. Within the broader Roman Britain period, conquest, provincial administration, urbanization, frontier warfare and the gradual weakening of imperial rule reshaped the island. This event is placed at c. AD 160 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. This effectively established Hadrian's Wall as the long-term military boundary.

## Why it matters
This effectively established Hadrian's Wall as the long-term military boundary.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Britain](https://english-history.com/rulers/roman-britain)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Romans withdraw back to Hadrian's Wall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Romans+withdraw+back+to+Hadrian%27s+Wall&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Romans withdraw back to Hadrian's Wall](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Romans+withdraw+back+to+Hadrian%27s+Wall)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%28before_1000%29)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Roman Britain topic search](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Roman%20Britain)