Hadrian's Wall is a stone block barrier, started by the Emperor Hadrian in 122 CE, whose outline can still he seen across the North of England. In its heyday it ran for 73 miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Bowness-on-Sea in Cumbria, and marked the northern boundary of the mighty Roman Empire.
Guardians at the Wall is a dual timeline novel set at Hadrian's Wall in which archaeologists based at Vindolanda uncover artefacts that connect them to the life of a Roman centurion in second century Britannia. The Roman centurion, Gaius Atticianus of the VI Legion, is very much a guardian of Roman territory, and his unit sees action against attacking Caledonian tribes.
The archaeologists are also guardians, but of a different kind. They define and guard our knowledge of the past and cultural identity, for they are piecing together a narrative of who lived when and how at Hadrian's Wall over a two hundred and fifty year period. Their findings provide physical evidence and feed assumptions made by historians that inform our understanding of our history.
Guardians at the Wall by Tim Walker is a 90,000 word novel, available from Amazon in Kindle, paperback, hardback and Kindle Unlimited.
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