[Bryn-gwlad] Roman Reenactment

[Coblaith Mhuimhneach]

M. Artorius wrote:
> While I was in California, I started laying plans for form a Roman 
> reenactment legion, but it never got off the planning stages. Well 
> since moving to Austin, I want to start up one, perhaps sometime in 
> the next 6 months.

> I know there is already. . .a 1st century Roman group. . .. The times 
> I'm looking at are the Mid-Roman (late 2nd century to mid 3rd century 
> CE) and Late/Sub-Roman (early 5th to mid 6th century CE).

Legio X Fretensis <http://www.theromanway.org/LegioX/> and its sister 
group, The Roman Way <http://theromanway.org/> focus on the first 
century C.E., but the "about" page for the legion lists, "The Roman 
Army of the Republican, Flavian, Trajanic, Commodus, and Late Empire 
eras" among their members' interests.  I would think the best way to 
start looking for others who might be interested in doing Roman 
re-enactment from your periods of interest would be to head to one of 
their meetings and start networking.  (There must be a limit to the 
number of people in Central Texas who want to be legionnaires, and it 
would be logical to assume that most of them gravitate toward one of 
the existing legions.)

The Roman Way usually holds a "meet-and-eat" at noon on the second 
Sunday of the month <http://theromanway.org/about.htm>, but they might 
be moving it this month to accommodate Mother's Day.  (I don't know.)  
If I were you, I'd join their forums and start getting to know the 
people there.


Coblaith Mhuimhneach
<mailto:Coblaith at sbcglobal.net>