CHESTER ROMAN FESTIVAL

[Nerva]

One and a half centuries of legionaries - they're aiming for a cohort next year!!

It was around 90 legionaries I've counted the rows when we were marching three abreast - 30 rows, some incomplete. So between 80 and 90. Probably 20-30 auxils, the rest was barbarian scu.. the rest was the noble Britons and some Romans from the far future

Salve Piotr,

In fact there were 168 soldiers in the parade on Saturday and 157 on Sunday (I had to do the count for H&S). Aapart from the 1st/2nd Cent soldiers at the front there were also a mix of 4th Cent soldiers at the rear of the parade. Those numbers to not include native Britons who made up another 17 on the Saturday and Sunday.

Vale,

Nerva.