EVENTS
Marching Through Time is coming up! On April 22-23 at Marietta Mansion, the Legion will once again be one of over thirty different historical groups performing for the public, from 11 AM to 5 PM both days. Most of us know the drill pretty well by this time--speaking of which, we should expect to be doing our marching demonstration first thing after opening, so please come early. PLEASE let the Commander know if you plan to attend. Remember that cars will not be permitted into the camp area after 9:30 AM on Saturday (and not at all on Sunday until after 5 PM), so get there early if you need to unload gear.
In breaking news, the usual Friday school group visit has been cancelled this year. I will still be there at some point to set up the tent and dump a load of gear, and you're welcome to help out with that, but we won't need to be in period clothing. Note that April 21st is the Anniversary of the Founding of Rome!
I'm supposed to remind
participants of the rules, which of course
emphasize safety and security.
--Each unit is supposed to have a Safety Officer who enforces safety
rules. (Any volunteers?)
--There must always be someone "on duty" in the camp during public
hours.
--Keep physical control of any weapons or tools the public is handling,
and do not let them handle sharp weapons or tools. (We've always
found it easier to simply say that visitors are not allowed to handle
weapons!)
--No mock fighting or swordplay except for prearranged demos on the
enclosed display field.
--No consumption of alcohol during public hours, and none at all by
minors. No illegal substances will be tolerated at all.
--No hobnails in the house! Weapons are not to be carried into
the house, or while socializing after public hours.
--Any significant injury is to be reported to the coordinators
immediately.
Any troublesome persons should also be reported, and they can be
removed
by the Park Rangers or police.
We don't have to worry about the firearms rules, of course. If I missed anything, remind me to fill everyone in after the 10 AM commanders' meeting. After our marching demo, a few of us will remain at the perimeter of the display area to help with security for the next group to perform.
Marietta is at 5626 Bell Station Rd., Glenn Dale, MD 20769. The Site Manager is Susan Wolfe. From I-95/495, the Capital Beltway, take Exit 20 onto Rt. 450 East, go 4 miles, turn left on Rt. 193, then left onto Bell Station Rd. and left again into Marietta. For Marching Through Time, only handicapped parking is permitted on site (due to lack of space). Participant and public parking is available at Holy Trinity School on Daisy Lane, off Rt. 193 just north of the Fire House. Follow the signs and then catch the shuttle vans back to the site. Participants can also park along Rt. 193, at their own risk--the intersection of 193 and Bell Station Rd. has become rather dangerous!
http://www.pghistory.org/MariettaMansion.html
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On April 29 (the Saturday after
MTT), a teacher friend of mine
would like to have a few Romans at the Maryland Junior Classical League
convention, at Dulaney High School in Timonium (Baltimore). We
will
arrive and set up the tent at 10 AM, do a marching demo and general
presentation
from about 1 to 2 PM, and then just generally hobnob with the students
afterwards.
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From Richard Campbell: I
have just had a request from Sally
Davis, 'the' person for all of Virginia for Latin, to see if we could
be
the star attraction for the Amy High Latin scholarship fundraiser on
May
13, (about) 4pm to 7pm, at the Lyles Crouch
school in Alexandria. All of the northern Virginia Latin students and
their teachers will be invited, in addition to half of Alexandria, and
with Sally Davis saying it, it's probably true. Amy High was a great
Latin
teacher and enthusiastic promoter of Latin who died at 40 of a cerebral
hemmorage. In addition, Sally says she'll pay expenses, in
addition
to providing food.
Since Sally Davis got my name from
Jane Hall, head of the National
Latin exam,
my Latin teacher, and my mom's best friend, I couldn't say no, so I'll
take the lead to coordinate this.
Let me know who's interested
(richsc AT usa DOT net). There should be
a great crowd of very enthusiastic people.
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The Legion has been invited to
set up camp at the Pennsylvania
Junior Classical League State Convention on May 20, 2006. This
will
be held at Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA, and it
is
a one-day event. Since this is roughly a 4-hour drive from the DC
area, they are providing dormitory space for us for Friday and Saturday
nights, if necessary. That way we could easily be set up by
9 AM when the program starts. This convention is attended by over
600 high school Latin students, all of whom will naturally be more
interested
in Classical history and more motivated than the average high school
audience.
So it should be a very rewarding event. I will be getting
directions
and more details soon, but I will NOT be able to attend myself.
George
Metz had volunteered to be the contact and coordinator for the weekend,
but has been forced to cancel--would anyone like to take over?
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And ROMAN DAYS is coming up
fast, June 3-4. Marietta Mansion
is the place, and all the Romans in the world are invited. I'm
working
on another Greek hoplite or two, as well! http://www.larp.com/legioxx/rdays.html
AFTER-ACTION REPORT: UMBC, by Richard Campbell
Salvete,
A detachment of the Roman Army was
pleased to visit UMBC on April
8. Members of Legio XX were invited to help with the "Art
of
Ancient Warfare" event by Ms. Carolyn Black, even filling in with a
lecture
on the Roman Army when a Loyola professor backed out. We were all a
little
surprised to find out that not only was she was not a faculty member,
not
a classics student, but instead is a biochemistry major.
No matter. The 70 odd students
worked on shields, wargamed, attended
two lectures, and ended up in a cold rainy field with a testudo on one
side, a phalanx on the other, and blue celts heaving water
balloons.
We were curious about the reason for all this, but Ms. Black said
honors
students really just wanted to 'whack one another'. Nonetheless, many
of
them said they learned something from the lecture, from the
construction
of a legionary fortress to an appreciation for the sponge on a stick.
Several
of them expressed further interest in ancient history and reenactment,
so perhaps we'll get new sign-ups.
If these students are any sample
you have no dullards at UMBC:
even if they weren't history majors they had perceptive questions. I
probably
would have changed the lecture a bit if I'd known they were all bio
chemistry
and physics, but they liked it anyway.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/richsc53/album?.dir=/b73f&.src=ph&.tok=phcdHsEBo09NJW9X
SURF'S UP
Cold Wars AAR by Walt O'Hara, http://mrnizz.blogspot.com/2006/03/cw-update-friday-sunday-i-got-busy.html
Donald Jackson's Roman Gallery of Locks, Keys, and Seal Boxes, http://romanlocks.com/
MORE DISTANT EVENTS
Legio XIIII in West
Virginia is hosting an event called Pax Romana,
May 19-20 (20-21?) at Wine Cellar Park in Dunbar, WV. The event is free
and open to the public. For more information please contact Legio XIIII
at BrenMk1 AT gmail DOT com, or call 304---. This is the
same weekend
as the Legio XX appearance at the PA Junior Classical League, but it
would
be nice if we could send a small contingent!
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/Roman/calendar.htm
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Keith Egan of the South Jersey
AIDS Alliance is looking for Romans to
march in their fundraising walk in Atlantic City. Unfortunately,
this is scheduled for the first weekend in June, the same time as Roman
Days, but I said I would help spread the word in case anyone in that
general
area was not able to attend Roman Days but was interested in a good
cause.
Sounds like they're even willing to pay! For more
information,
contact Mr. Egan at 609---, http://www.southjerseyaidsalliance.org
CALENDAR
April 22-23--Marching Through Time, Marietta Mansion,
Glenn Dale, MD
April 29 --Maryland Junior Classical League, Dulaney HS,
Timonium
May 6 -- Monthly Workshop at Roger and JJ's, 10 to 5
May 20 --PA Junior Classical League Convention, PSU
June 3-4 --ROMAN DAYS, Marietta Mansion
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ADLOCVTIO is the Official Newsletter of the Twentieth Legion,
supposedly
published on the Ides of each month. I am Quintus, aka Matthew
Amt,
the Legion's Commander and Editor of the Newsletter, http://www.larp.com/legioxx/.