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Kalkriese - Roman
Days
Saturday and
Sunday 7-8th June 2003 |
 Our first foreign trip as a
group! We had been, in a fashion, invited as the guests
of Legio II Augusta. The occasion was the bank holiday
weekend in Kalkriese, Germany, where a recurring Roman
festival means to put the spot of the (in)famous Varus
battle on the map as a major tourist attraction. So,
Augusta invited Corbvlo, who in turn thought of us. We
went as Late Romans, to add a little (but very little)
detail. Well, not anything spectacular- we got to march
along the field after the big display, to remind the
audience that, with the disastrous defeat of the Roman
army, the Roman Empire continued in existance for 4
centuries!
(An)Toni Feldon with his 'Varus helmet'.. |
Housework in the evening; knitting the mail. |
Relaxing after a good meal. |
Sunday morning, and the camp is made ready for
the expected hordes of Germans. |
There was a nice row of Roman tents, taverns and
displays, already set up the day before. |
There's much stuff to haul.. |
Legio II, command tent, already the
sun's getting hot. |
Sleeping beauty or needing his beauty sleep? |
Proud display of the arms and armour of the Legio
XIV. |
Arms stockpile of the Legio XIV. |
Auxiliary (Peronis) and Cornicus
of Legio XIV. |
That's Len Morgan! |
Wim from Corbvlo attempting to escape
the heat. |
Domina, the Roman ladies' department,
with all the luxuries of the times. |
Men of the Coh. I Germ, a German group
with Romans and early Germans. |
The Germans brought lots of wood.. |
..and served lots of food. |
The German tribes get ready. |
German cavalry in action, gaining speed and
heading straight for the shield-wall of their
fellow-tribesmen.. |
..only to reign in at the last moment. Obviously,
a non-event, nobody seemed that eager to stop
them. |
Oh well, at least they looked the part. |
Yrs truly enjoying a brief rest. |
Brilliant-looking Late Roman of Legio II
Augusta. |
Chariovalda of the Fectienses Seniores. Sure,
he's a nice fella.. |
..but best not meet him in battle ! |
Godfrey and his wife Estella. |
Discussing the finer points of armour. |
All nice and shiny - display of Ludus
Gladiatorius. |
A Gladiatrix at work. |
And the gladiators! |
The battle was very popular and attracted quite
the crowd. Of course, the officials kept a close
watch. |
No winner? Check his left hand.. |
No doubts about him! |
Early Roman cavalry then. This is one of the
auxiliaries from Gaul, looking much more martial
than the Germans. |
The Roman Alae. Nice and shiny, with a
terrific helmet with face-mask. |
Together, they made a very nice pair of early
Romans. |
Braving the sun - Lindsey. |
But then; gathering clouds. |
The expected storm draws near. |
When lighting's a-cummin'.. |
..re-enactors best start runnin'.. |
The storm broke, the crowds ran home. Only a few
re-enactors remained on the field, or were
surprised by the rain. |
With rain lashing down, most went for the
relative shelter of the tents (when not leaking). |
But then; 'no visitors, but the parade goes on!'
or was it a re-enactment of Varus' last march? |
The heroes are coming home! |
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