Vol. XI, no. ix, September 2001
AT WAR
I think I speak for the whole
Legion and all our Associates in saying that all our prayers and hopes
go out to those affected by Tuesday's inexcusable and barbaric attacks,
and to the heroic rescue workers who have risked and given their lives,
and to the members of America's armed forces and those of her allies
who
may be going abroad to inflict justice.
There shouldn't be much effect
on our schedule of events, but if there are any changes I'll let you
know.
Or you can always contact me for confirmation. My feeling is that
we should carry on and do our thing as planned. If all I can do
to
help is teach history, that's what I'll do. God Bless America!
EVENTS
The Fall Encampment at Marietta
Mansion on September 15-16 is confirmed, for whomever can make
it. Public
hours are from 10 AM to 4 PM, so please try to be there by about 9 AM
for
set-up. There is no set schedule beyond that, we'll simply drill
or chuck pila when there is an audience. Richard and Allison are
planning to bring the Caupona and feed the participants. Anyone
who
is not an Active member of Legio XX and wants to participate should
contact
me (Quintus) and Susan Wolfe, the site manager at Marietta
(301---).
There are no plans for merchants, food vendors, etc., though I'll try
to
remember to bring the cardboard shields for the Kiddy Cohort.
Directions: 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.
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The fall Universal Soldier
encampment
at Fort Washington, Maryland, will be September 29-30. If you've
been there before, you've probably already gotten the application form
in the mail, so don't forget to send that back to them. If you
haven't
been there before, a ranger will come around with a registration form
for
you to fill out at some point. Public hours will be from 10 AM to
5 PM on Saturday, and 10 AM to 3 PM on Sunday. As usual, aim to
get
there about an hour before opening, if you can. There is an
admission
fee for the public (not much). As usual, there is no schedule of
activities, but there is plenty of space for drill and pilum
practice.
Take a stroll through the fort, too, it's worth it.
Directions: 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.
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On October 20-21 the Legion has
been invited to participate in a parade and festival activities being
held
by the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, MD. We need to be there
and ready to roll about 9 AM, as the parade (called the ArtMarch)
starts
at 10. It's about 6 blocks long, and will be followed by an
opening ceremony which should end no later than 11:30. For the
rest
of the day we'll be stationed in Mt. Vernon park (not to be confused
with
George Washington's domus in Virginia!) in the midst of the
festival.
Activities will include " musical and other entertainment, cultural
food
and beverage stations, beer and wine gardens and interactive arts
activities
(Asian fish printing, calligraphy and illumination, painting, and
more)."
We can break camp at about 7 PM, if not sooner. On Sunday there
is
no parade but the rest will be pretty much the same, running from 12
noon
until about 6:30 PM.
Space is apparently pretty
limited,
and I have not yet found out if there will be room for the tent or a
pilum
range. I will also find out about directions, parking, passes to
the Museum, overnight security, etc. I expect that we will NOT be
camping out, but packing up all our gear overnight.
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Shane Evans of Nova Roma is
planning
a "Roman Days event" in Columbus, Ohio on the October 13th, and is
inviting
Legio XX to attend. He mentions a full day of activities plus a
feast
in the evening. I myself will not be going since I'll be doing
the
Battle of Hastings that weekend, but if a few members are interested
I'll
be happy to put it on the calendar and send along the tent and
signum.
Let me know! Any other groups or lonely Romans out there who want
more info can contact Shane directly.
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Too close for you?
Here's an invitation from the Iberian Peninsula!
"The LEGIO VII GEMINA wishes to
make you a proposition: we will organize the TARRACO VIVA Roman Days
around
the 25th of May 2002; and we'd like to invite the whole of the XXth
LEGION
to perform your demonstrations.
"About the staying and feeding,
it would be all provided by us, but we don't know about the trip.
Do you know if you'd have special offers for your group? We could
talk about sharing expenses depending on the price. What we can
ensure
is the whole staying and feeding for all the XXth LEGION members during
all the days of performance.
"Sincerely yours:
"MagÌ & Enric Seritjol, presidents of LEG VII GEM"
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The Classics Department of the
University of Maryland is having their annual Latin Day on Tuesday,
October
23, with the theme of Roman Women. For more information see their
website: http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Colleges/ARHU/Depts/Classics/Latinday/LD-2001.html.
This is not a Legio XX event, but the University's program to introduce
Latin and the Classics department to local high school students.
SURF'S UP
No rest for the website!
You'll notice that the Table of Contents on the main
page has been made more readable and expanded, so that it is now
possible
to reach every part of the site from there. There are some new
photos
on the Scutum page,
thanks to Richard Campbell and his digital camera. There's also a
little more info on the Lorica
page, plus some alternate shoulder guard patterns. I rearranged
the
Links page,
bowing
to common sense and putting the Canadian groups together with the U.S.
groups, and put all the group names in boldface type so they are a
little
easier to read (hopefully!). New additions you might notice
include
Legio IX in Alabama and Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix in Ontario.
CALENDAR
September 15-16 --Legio XX Fall Encampment at Marietta
Mansion
September 15 -- Masterpiece Motorcade, Leg. III Gallica,
New Orleans Museum of Art. Contact Darren Nunez
(not a Leg.XX event)
September 29-30 --Leg.XX at Universal Soldier encampment,
Fort Washington
October 6 -- Monthly workshop/muster
October 4-6, 2001--ROMEC XIII at Vindonissa,
Switzerland.
For more info, see http://www.unibas.ch/arch/ROMEC/index.html
October 13 --Nova Roma event in Columbus, Ohio
October 20-21 -- Leg. XX at Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore
for ArtMarch parade and festival.
November 3 --Monthly workshop/muster
Dec. 1-2, 5, 8-9 -- Walk Through Bethlehem, Seventh Day
Adventist Headquarters, Silver Spring, MD
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Directions to the monthly workshops/musters at Roger Moskey's house:
From I-495 Capital Beltway, take Exit 12 B Route 267 Toll Road
West towards Dulles Airport. After paying toll (50 cents), take
the
first exit--Exit 16 Route 7 Leesburg Pike West for about 11
miles.
Go past Cascades Parkway, and at the next light take a right onto
PALISADES
Parkway, then an immediate left onto "Triple 7" (Route 777). Pass
Calvary Temple on right, take the next right onto Regina Drive; follow
it to the end and take a right onto Markwood Drive. At stop
sign take a left onto Terrie Drive (culdesac). #304 is just to
the
right of the middle.
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ADLOCVTIO is the Official Newsletter of the Twentieth Legion, published
on the Ides of each month.
The Legio XX website is http://www.larp.com/legioxx/