12-01-2003, 10:14 PM
Good evening,<br>
<br>
I'm the Chair of Comitatus, a group of over 50 portraying a Late Roman Infantry unit of around 400A.D. in the north of England.<br>
<br>
I've been reading the comments on this site with interest, especially the ones about us!<br>
<br>
We would like to be part of any Late Roman gathering, to compare and learn from other groups. However we are already contracted for 2004, and are taking bookings for 2005. Organising such an event will take time and I'm not sure that it can be done by Easter 2004. Any such event this year may get a couple of us, but we want to come on mass.<br>
<br>
Primarily we are a living history group portraying the skills of the Late Roman army, although we have engaged Germanic groups like ERA in combat. If the sponsor requires us to fight we try and oblige by demonstrating the variety of missile weapons available to the Late Roman army, before using a spear and shield. We use metal weapons carefully, not felt or rubber weapons brutally.<br>
<br>
Perhaps we can agree on a date in 2005?<br>
<br>
John <p></p><i></i>
<br>
I'm the Chair of Comitatus, a group of over 50 portraying a Late Roman Infantry unit of around 400A.D. in the north of England.<br>
<br>
I've been reading the comments on this site with interest, especially the ones about us!<br>
<br>
We would like to be part of any Late Roman gathering, to compare and learn from other groups. However we are already contracted for 2004, and are taking bookings for 2005. Organising such an event will take time and I'm not sure that it can be done by Easter 2004. Any such event this year may get a couple of us, but we want to come on mass.<br>
<br>
Primarily we are a living history group portraying the skills of the Late Roman army, although we have engaged Germanic groups like ERA in combat. If the sponsor requires us to fight we try and oblige by demonstrating the variety of missile weapons available to the Late Roman army, before using a spear and shield. We use metal weapons carefully, not felt or rubber weapons brutally.<br>
<br>
Perhaps we can agree on a date in 2005?<br>
<br>
John <p></p><i></i>
