Easter Parade - How Did it Go?

[Mithras]

I was certainly thinking of the Easter parade, and wishing I could be there to see it. How did it go?<br>
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Was it OK? Awesome? Historically stunning? Naff?<br>
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Info people!! <p>Paul Elliott<br>
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[Gashford]

Hello all<br>
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The parade has not happened yet, due to go on tomorrow (Sunday). The weather has just cleared up which is promising as it has been miserable so far.<br>
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I think I have walked every square inch of the city and my feet are due to fall off anytime.<br>
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Will get a load of images tomorrow if the weather holds.<br>
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All the best. <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

Yup, the rain has cleared, and its looking good.<br>
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Celer. RMRS LEG XIIII<br>
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[Mithras]

Ha, my mistake ... jumping the gun there ... <p>Paul Elliott<br>
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[Anonymous]

had a text from one of our chaps over there<br>
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"was brilliant"<br>
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"over 800 people in the procession" <p><img src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mark.martin/forum/mark.gif
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[Anonymous]

The Associated Press did a picture of the a lot of people in segmenta and called them all gladiators sporting spears and helmets. <p></p><i></i>

[Robert Vermaat]

<img src="http://customwire.ap.org/photos/ROM10704181451-big.jpg" style="border:0;"/><br>
Hundreds of fans of ancient Rome dressed up as gladiators and marched by the ruins of the forums Sunday April 18, 2004 to mark the birthday of the city, which legend says was founded on April 21 in 753 B.C. The actual anniversary is Wednesday, but the ``gladiators,'' armed with spears and sporting helmets, turned out to stroll down Via dei Fori Imperiali, which is closed to traffic on Sundays. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino<br>
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Apr 18, 10:40 PM EDT<br>
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<strong>'Gladiators' Mark Rome's Anniversary</strong><br>
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ROME (AP) -- Hundreds of fans of ancient Rome dressed up as gladiators and marched by the ruins of the forums Sunday to mark the birthday of the city, which legend says was founded on April 21 2,757 years ago.<br>
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The actual anniversary is Wednesday, but the "gladiators," armed with spears and sporting helmets, turned out to stroll down Via dei Fori Imperiali, which is closed to traffic on Sundays.<br>
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The boulevard leads to the Colosseum, Rome's monument which hosted bloody gladiatorial combat to the thrill of the masses in the city's ancient days of glory.<br>
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The enthusiasts came from as far away as the United States, Hungary, France and Germany.<br>
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Legend has it that Rome was founded by twin brothers, Romulus and Remus, on April 21, 753 B.C.<br>
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"I'm retired military from the United States Air Force and this is my hobby," said Dan Hight, from Utah and dressed up as Vespasian, the emperor who began construction of the Colosseum during his rule from 69-79 A.D.<br>
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Others dressed up as Roman senators and legionaries. Leading the marchers was a young woman dressed a vestal virgin, a select group of young girls whose duties included tending the sacred fire.<br>
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Not that bad, eh?<br>
Valete,<br>
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[Anonymous]

Who are the guys in the picture ?<br>
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Conal <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

Salve<br>
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As far as I understand, they were a local hobby group/social club. Seemed a decent bunch but by the time we got to the Quo Vadis restaurant I was too knackered to go and chat! Still, even if we were only marching, we got to storm from the Circus Maximus, past the Colosseum and back, and up the Appian Way through the Aurelian Walls and the gatehouse! Feet were ready to detonate by the end of it, but we managed to give a short display and watch the gladiators slaughter each other for the amusement of the citizens (as is right a proper). Very hot work though, must remember to get air-conditioning for my subarmalis.<br>
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Many thanks to the organisers in Rome for all the hard work.<br>
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Vale<br>
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Celer. <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

AVETE fratres,<br>
just to say that the guys in the picture are the legionaries from the Legio XI Claudia of Gruppo Storico Romano, from Rome, the group that organized the event.<br>
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And the girl leading the parade was not a vestal but the new Goddess Rome 2004, just elected after a long selection on 17th april 2004.<br>
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Soon pages of pictures and reports available on our web site.<br>
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Our best wishes and regards.<br>
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PS: Not really just a handfull of legionaries as someone told before...<br>
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Nero<br>
President of Gruppo Storico Romano <p></p><i></i>

[Gashford]

hello all<br>
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I just have time for a quick rundown on the parade etc ...<br>
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The weather was merciful, after two solid days of rain the march was comlpeted in relative sunshine with scattered clouds.<br>
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We formed at the Circus Maximus and marched towards and around the Colisseum, went on a little and then back again. The more historically minded among you may know the names of the actual route, I am afraid I don't.<br>
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It was great fun and on the plane trip home I spoke with a couple that happened to be in Rome at the time and saidt hey where thoroughly amazed by it all and it completly made their day.<br>
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It would have been nice to have done something in the Circus Maximus rather than have to make our way back up to the Via Appia and the restuarant as the crowd was lost there due to no advertising, at least not that I saw.<br>
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However, it was great fun, a bit of hard work and a great opportunity to meet other reenactment groups and work together ... a few good photo opportunites and few missed ones but isn't that always the case.<br>
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All the best <p>Graham Ashford
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[Anonymous]

Having been in it, I didn't get to see it.<br>
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Does anybody have some photos of the parade? <p></p><i></i>

[Gashford]

I should be posting some on the LEG II AVG site soon enough, as soon as they are up I will let everyone know here.<br>
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Which group where you with (please don't say LEG II AVG, or I have just embarrassed myself), I will keep an eye out for your group and send you anything I get, if you want?<br>
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We had the same problem, not being able to see what was what, so we ran on ahead and watched for a little while, it looked very impressive.<br>
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All the best <p>Graham Ashford
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[Crispvs]

Unfortunately I had to step out of the parade as we passed the Colosseum to rush (by modern taxi) to San Giovanni Hospital, where my wife had been taken. However, after getting the doctor's assessment of the situation and then exciting numerous patients and visitors with the sight of a combination of short tunic and high red crest offset with blue feathers I marched on my own back to the Colosseum and then traced the route of the procession back to Quo Vadis, putting in about seven kilometres and getting a nice set of blisters to show for it. Not quite the procession I had been looking forward to but the atmosphere at the beginning was great and the helpfulness of others, in particular the Gruppo Storico Romano, was highly appreciated at the end. Hopefully I'll do the whole thing with my unit next year.<br>
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P. Atilivs Crispvs<br>
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[Mithras]

Crispvs, that's terrible ... I hope your wife was OK.<br>
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Care to elaborate, or is it something you or she would rather not share? <p>Paul Elliott<br>
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