Vol. XIII, no. viii, August 2003
EVENTS
Summer's almost over, time to
march again! On September 13-14 the Legion will be encamped all
by
ourselves at Marietta Mansion, from 10 AM to 4 PM both days. A
few
visitors will straggle by, now and then, and we will endeavor to
entertain
them with scintillating conversation, snappy marching drill, and
amazing
feats of pilum-chucking. A good chance for potential new members
to come out and see what we are all about. If you want to
participate
but lack clothing or equipment, NOW is the time to contact your
Commander
about that, so we can arrange for you to borrow what you need.
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.
September 27-28 is the fall Universal Soldier program at Fort Washington, Maryland. It runs from 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday, and 10 to 3 on Sunday. For details of the activities, see above! Fort Washington National Park is located at 13551 Fort Washington Rd., Fort Washington, MD 20744. 301---. From I-95/495 the Capital Beltway, take Rt. 210 Indian Head Highway South; go about 4 miles and turn right at the light onto Fort Washington Road, which ends about 3.5 miles later at the park entrance. Admission for the public $5 per car (but they don't always charge!). http://nps.gov/fowa/vip.htm, or http://nps.gov/fowa/universal.htm.
VISITOR
At our July fabrica we had a
visitor,
Luca Bonacina of Legio V Lucana in Italy. He flew all the
way
from Rome just to see one of our workshops! Hah, just
kidding,
he actually was in Chicago on business so it was just a hop and a
skip.
We all had a great time, showing him our gear and hearing his
descriptions
of how his group does things. We were very impressed that they
are
building their shields from layered strips of wood rather than modern
plywood,
hmmm.... Thanks for visiting, Luca, it was great to meet you!
MORE DISTANT EVENTS
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is celebrating the opening of a new exhbition,
Art
In Roman Life: Villa To Grave on September 19 and 20, 2003.
They would like to have several reenactors attend with their costumes
and
equipment to lend reality to the flavor of two events: a gala
Roman
banquet fundraiser on Friday evening and then a street festival on
Saturday.
The Museum is willing to pay airfares, accomodations and miscellaneous
expenses, plus a token honorarium. If you are interested, please
contact Candy Wong.
Basic event information is online at http://www.villatograve.org.
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Wanna be in the movies? Gary
Barbosa
writes: "Champion Productions is filming a movie trailer at the
Parthenon
in Nashville Tennessee, in October. We need extras, Romans,
Legionaires
and Gladiators. There will be a fight scene filmed between the
cast
members. We are going to have exclusive access to the Parthenon
and
are thinking of making it a Roman Convention, after the filming."
If you are interested, contact Gary at 727---.
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(From Rusty Myers, Legio VI
Ferrata
in South Carolina):
I know it is a long haul for you,
but at least wanted to invite you! Our first large event in South
Carolina! On behalf of the ISPA and The Legionaries and
Supporters
of Legio VI Ferrata Fidelas Constans, I would like to formally invite
you
to our first annual Castro Romani, November 6 thru 10, 2003. This
event will be held at Givhans State Park in South Carolina.
Knowing
it is a bit of a drive for most, we are pulling out all the stops to
make
this an experience you will not want to miss, nor ever forget!
While this event will be
advertised
and open to the public, our primary goal is to provide a unique
experience
to our participants. To this end we have a great number of events
which will interest the Roman Reenactor, be they soldier or
civilian!
This will include a period smithy, potter, baker, and more. If
you
have a unique impression you would like to bring and add, please
contact
us. There is no cost to our participants for any of the events
they
can participate in or for the encampment itself.
Soldiers will get the opportunity
to drill and train with double weighted weapons, pila range, live sword
(against a post of course!), in addition to participating in Military
Games,
a 1.5 mile nature trail road march, guard mount, pay issue, and
more.
The highlight of the event will be the Centurios Convivium, a grande
Roman
Banquet prepared by our gourmet Roman Chef, and hosted by the Centurio.
The timing of the event allows
us to incorporate the long Veterans Day weekend for units that must
travel
far. Average Temperature in November in South Carolina is 70-75
degrees.
In addition there are few if any events on the calendar for that period
of time. Plus… the mosquitos are mostly dead! Legio VI will
be onsite Thursday the 6th to Monday the 10th, but you should try to
arrive
sometime Friday unless you are setting up a special event or
station.
Vendors are welcome to set up a display, but we ask that they remain in
period as much as possible, and you must contact us as soon as
possible.
We have limited room for vendors, but will endeavor to accommodate
you.
Remember this event is being planned for the participants, so we need
you
to attend! Please RSVP by October 1st with firm numbers if at all
possible (this is so we can plan the feast).
It is our sincerest hope you will
plan to attend. We will have an excellent time, and want you to
be
there to celebrate the growth of Roman Living Archeology!
Justus Rustius Longinus, Centurio, Cohrs I
Legio VI FFC
http://legvi.tripod.com/castroromani/
SURF'S UP
Photos from the event at Fort
Malden in New Windsor, Ontario, from Matt Lanteigne of Legio XXX Ulpia
Victrix (which attended with three other Roman groups), http://www.ourpinkhouse.com/gens/mald03.htm
A number of folks alerted me to
this article about the excavation of a sealed container of some sort of
cream, complete with original Roman fingerprints! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3101701.stm
If you are into little metal men,
Associate member Tony Dilluvio now runs a military miniatures shop in
Nyack,
NY, http://www.thebarracksgate.com.
MARS ULTOR
This month and next Earth is
catching
up with Mars, an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach
between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars
may
come this close is in 2287.
Due to the way Jupiter's gravity
tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain
that
Mars has not come this close to Earth in the last 5,000 years but it
may
be as long as 60,000 years.
The encounter will culminate on
August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles and will be
(next
to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will
attain
a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a
modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon
to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At the
beginning
of August Mars will rise in the east at 10 p.m. and reach its azimuth
at
about 3 a.m. But by the end of August when the two planets are
closest,
Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at
12:30
a.m. That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something
that
no human has seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at
the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and
brighter
throughout the month.
Share this! No one alive
today will ever see this again.
CALENDAR
September 6, maybe? --Workshop. At Roger Moskey's,
maybe?
September 13-14 -- Fall Encampment at Marietta Mansion
(assuming that I get around to sending the form in…). Just us on
the lawn, a quiet weekend.
September 27-28 -- Universal Soldier program, Fort
Washington.
Yes, they know they need better publicity!
October -- Workshop
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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/. Valete!