How's the count going for people to be in attendance? Not a few Celty folks have expressed some interest. How many do we need, and how many non-Romans would...
If half of the people who say they'll come show up, there will be enough of us there to make it seem almost like being there. They should be well impressed,...
I think the key factor in numbers will be how many Romans the sponsors are prepared to support. I could easily see 100 soldiers and half again as many...
Can you imagine how cool it would be to be a non-reenactor visitor to the Museum on opening weekend, to have to step around people who are in the persona of...
Can you imagine how cool it would be to be a non-reenactor visitor to the Museum on opening weekend, to have to step around people who are in the persona of...
Right, Josh! And if we know ahead of time a few of, say, the pottery items that will be INside the display cases, and can have a few of those on the OUTside...
I forwardrd the idea to the museum folks. Rusty Soul of the Warrior www.SouloftheWarrior.com Specializing in Ancient and Roman Re-enacting and Milsim...
I like the topics to discuss idea! LEts start building a story why is the army there, what is going on, et ctec etc. We will then publish a "background...
In a message dated 6/20/2006 7:53:45 PM Mountain Daylight Time, rustyatrpg@... writes: I like the topics to discuss idea! LEts start building a story why...
That explains the soldiers, and the civilians don't need an explanation: they live there. But what about the Barbarians? We need a cover story for them, too....
In a message dated 6/20/2006 8:07:28 PM Mountain Daylight Time, lindawills2@... writes: But what about the Barbarians? We need a cover story for them,...
Also, forgot about this one, slavery was a big part of Roman, not to mention, Pompeiian live. So we might want to ask a few of the barbarians if they can be...
In a message dated 6/20/2006 9:13:10 PM Mountain Daylight Time, amishfrankenstein@... writes: But what about the Barbarians? We need a cover story for...
Roman-looking slaves, outlanders, too. Why not? There were both. But slaves would wear a plain tunic, usually or often be barefoot, and wear a plain belt,...
The eruption of Vesuvius we're concerned with was in 79AD. So 1st Century, late. M. Demetrius Gorean@... wrote: In a message dated 6/20/2006 9:13:10 PM...
In a message dated 6/21/2006 9:41:38 AM Mountain Daylight Time, dwills777@... writes: The eruption of Vesuvius we're concerned with was in 79AD. So 1st...
The Scots (Picts) would be there on Snowbird Vacation, of course. Economy class, naturally. Aye, laddie, we hadda rrrow the galleon oursilves! Gorean@......
In a message dated 6/21/2006 1:41:37 PM Mountain Daylight Time, dwills777@... writes: The Scots (Picts) would be there on Snowbird Vacation, of course....
Body guards is good. That could work. M. Dem Gorean@... wrote: In a message dated 6/21/2006 1:41:37 PM Mountain Daylight Time, dwills777@... writes:...
Bodyguards for a foreign prince, and slaves of same, who are superstitious and terrified into an act of rebellion/escape by the shaking ground... The Prince...
Bodyguards for a foreign prince, and slaves of same, who are superstitious and terrified into an act of rebellion/escape by the shaking ground... The Prince...
so, Germans would be there on the flimsiest of excuses, Gauls, probably Britons, Egyptians, north africans as merchants or nobles making a trip to Rome? Scots...
In a message dated 6/21/2006 6:22:27 PM Mountain Daylight Time, amishfrankenstein@... writes: What about the garrison in the city? If we go with the...
First Idea, see what the museum wants? Maybe they would like soldiers in uniform at the 'gate', or at doorways as guards. Second Idea.... Folks, this is one of...
Really just gathering ideas, these are good, as time gets closer we will write and rewrite a "script". I want to keep it in the realm of realism, so I like the...
Caius, You may be going a bit to far with the Pompeii connection. Obviously, seeing any Roman soliders in armor around Pompeii would be extremely rare indeed...
Wouldn't there be some soldiers in most any Roman town who had the job of keeping security, settling street disputes, acting in the capacity of police, etc?...
