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[Terry Decker]

476 as I assume you are referring to the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

I don't see why Apicius needs grandfathering.  By the rules any work 
published between 650 and 1650 is eligible.  There are (I believe) two 
manuscript copies known to have been made after 650, a printed edition in 
Milan in 1498, another in Venice in 1503, the Albanus Torinus edition in 
Basle 1543 and Gabriel Humelberg editon in Zurich 1542.

Bear

> Okay, somewhere there is a vague (really vague)reference to the starting
> period as being "the fall of the Roman Empire" and the ending time at pre
> 17th century which means ending date Dec. 31, 1600. Therefore, it looks as
> if they are catering, not to the SCA period but to some other timeline. 
> They
> grandfathered Apicius, which means they feel they are making a consetion 
> by
> allowing it.
> Their contest, their rules. I'm  sure you can approach them (calmly)and 
> ask
> for reasons why (timeline, why not Anthimus, etc).
>
> Lyse