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==Great Wall of China==
==Great Wall of China==
[[File:Great Wall of China (2).jpg|thumb|225px|The Great Wall of China]]]]
{{See also|Great Wall of China}}
{{See also|Great Wall of China}}
A ''limes'', pronounced ''lee-mez'', from which we get modern English ''limits'', were barrier walls delineating the limits of the Roman Empire. On the outside of the ''limes'' were the [[barbarian]] hordes who wanted access to the more affluent civilization to either plunder it's wealth or learn their technology, but refused to submit to Roman law.
A ''limes'', pronounced ''lee-mez'', from which we get modern English ''limits'', were barrier walls delineating the limits of the Roman Empire. On the outside of the ''limes'' were the [[barbarian]] hordes who wanted access to the more affluent civilization to either plunder it's wealth or learn their technology, but refused to submit to Roman law.
===Hadrian's Wall===
===Hadrian's Wall===
[[File:Hadrian's Wall.jpg|thumb|225px|The remains of Hadrian's Wall]]
{{See also|Hadrian's Wall}}
{{See also|Hadrian's Wall}}
==Israeli walls==
==Israeli walls==
[[File:Israeli West Bank Barrier.jpg|thumb|225px|Israel's West Bank barrier]]
[[Israel]] has built several effective border barriers along its borders.<ref>Kassam, Raheem (September 7, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/09/07/walls-work-britain-latest-country-building-bolster-borders/ Walls Around The World That Work: Britain Is The Latest Country Bolstering Its Borders]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref>
[[Israel]] has built several effective border barriers along its borders.<ref>Kassam, Raheem (September 7, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/09/07/walls-work-britain-latest-country-building-bolster-borders/ Walls Around The World That Work: Britain Is The Latest Country Bolstering Its Borders]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref>
==Hungary==
==Hungary==
[[File:Hungarian-Serbian border barrier.jpg|thumb|225px|Hungary's border fence with Serbia]]
[[Hungary]] was [[European migrant crisis|overrun in 2015 by refugees]] passing through the country. In response, conservative Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]] built a border barrier along the border with [[Serbia]]<ref>Multiple references:
[[Hungary]] was [[European migrant crisis|overrun in 2015 by refugees]] passing through the country. In response, conservative Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]] built a border barrier along the border with [[Serbia]]<ref>Multiple references:
*Kent, Simon (September 15, 2015). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/09/07/end-of-the-line-hungary-seals-borders-as-migrant-flow-surges-on/ End Of The Line: Hungary Seals Borders As Migrant Flow Surges On]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
*Kent, Simon (September 15, 2015). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/09/07/end-of-the-line-hungary-seals-borders-as-migrant-flow-surges-on/ End Of The Line: Hungary Seals Borders As Migrant Flow Surges On]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 13, 2017.