02-05-2013, 02:32 AM
Hello all!
My name is Thomas, and I'm from Seattle WA. I have been interested in Roman history for most of my life, but it really got started when my family took a trip to Rome in January of 2003. I spent a solid week taking in every museum, archaeological dig, and historic site I could visit in Rome and Pompeii. That visit inspired me, and led to me pursue a degree in Archaeology from 2005-2010.
I am here to scratch the academic itch I've had plaguing me since I graduated school and have been out in the real world. I have some questions that I think the members here could answer, and I hope to expand my knowledge of the Rome in general.
While I do not re-enact I have been training in martial arts for 13 years, and as a Stunt Performer and Stage Combatant for nearly 4 years. Recently I got to work with some amazing martial artists who have been re-constructing the various gladiatorial fighting styles and attempting to find the techniques and methods the Gladiators would have actually used, rather than what Hollywood has shown us.
My name is Thomas, and I'm from Seattle WA. I have been interested in Roman history for most of my life, but it really got started when my family took a trip to Rome in January of 2003. I spent a solid week taking in every museum, archaeological dig, and historic site I could visit in Rome and Pompeii. That visit inspired me, and led to me pursue a degree in Archaeology from 2005-2010.
I am here to scratch the academic itch I've had plaguing me since I graduated school and have been out in the real world. I have some questions that I think the members here could answer, and I hope to expand my knowledge of the Rome in general.
While I do not re-enact I have been training in martial arts for 13 years, and as a Stunt Performer and Stage Combatant for nearly 4 years. Recently I got to work with some amazing martial artists who have been re-constructing the various gladiatorial fighting styles and attempting to find the techniques and methods the Gladiators would have actually used, rather than what Hollywood has shown us.