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Some images
#1
Hello Folks<br>
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A quick piece of shameless promotion, I have just put up a few images in the images section of the Domina - LEG II AVG website, they can be found [url=http://www.legiiavg.org.uk/civilian/images_index.html" target="top]here[/url].<br>
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If you go looking at the rest of the website, a couple of the links don't work yet as the site is still being stood up.<br>
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Most of these images were taken at Chedworth Roman Villa and Nelson Artillery Museum, both in the UK.<br>
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All the best. <p>Graham Ashford
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#2
An impressive set of photos! I am envious of all that equipment, such as the scissors. You must have good craftsmen and suppliers! <p></p><i></i>
Richard Campbell
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
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#3
Rich<br>
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I just take the pictures I am afraid, I am not really sure who builds what to be honest. Also before you get too envious don't forget that this kit is the result of about 13 years collecting of a number of people.<br>
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I am finding, slowly, that most Roman equipment is achievable to a basic level so long as you can apply some heat to metal and have a hammer and anvil ... failing that you could always use a grinder ... you just can't build anything at shows.<br>
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All the best. <p>Graham Ashford
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#4
Hello Rich<br>
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A place I have found which sells some fantastic equipment is:<br>
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[url=http://www.hr-replikate.de" target="top]www.hr-replikate.de[/url]<br>
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He makes some outstanding items.<br>
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All the best. <p>Graham Ashford
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i second that! <p><br>
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#6
Graham, I'm extremely impressed with your civilian side of the house; it opens up a whole new aspect to reenacting. I think this may become a general trend, if we're lucky. A glimpse into Roman society is so much more fascinating (and interactive to a greater percentage of the population) then simply looking at a dozen guys stand around in Loricae.<br>
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In a slightly different take on the reenacting norm, my unit has been hitting the Renn Faire circuit recently, along with our Celtic sister unit; and together we form The Cultures That Became Modern England. We don't actually simulate combat (although we do demonstrate Roman Army training methods); instead we "co-exist" with the Celts, as this was actually the normal state of affairs, and let people know of the similarities the two cultures had, not just the differences. Religious rituals, period diet, and technological developments are demonstrated Much like the real Britannicae-based legionaries would have had to do [if they ever want to meet local girls], we learned Celtic (in this case Gaelic) salutations, and they learned our Latin ones (although they stubbornly refuse to use them!). It's a lot more educational for everyone, I think, and we get good feedback from the public. We tend to stay in our display area so as not to have an adverse visual impact on "Rennaissance England". At our next event, we plan to build a short pile of dirt betwen the two camps... we'll call it "Hadrian's Wall, heh heh.<br>
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Anyway, outstanding job on the quality of your photos and of your website in gereral.<br>
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Vale,<br>
Darius<br>
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#7
Darius do you have any photos we can see please? <p><br>
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#8
Sadly, I/we took very few pictures during the public attendance portion (when all the cool stuff was happening) for fear of irrepairably "blowing the look" of the combined encampment, but I'll post the few I did get soon as the roll's done. Truthfully, they won't be anywhere near as impressive as what's on Graham's site.<br>
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Darius <p></p><i></i>
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#9
Thanks - look forward to seeing them when you can!<br>
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What shared activities do you do with the native population? <p><br>
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#10
Salve Darius! glad to have you here.<br>
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I too look forward to any photos of your group. I was thinking of wearing armor to our local renfest, but would be considerably outnumbered. <p></p><i></i>
Richard Campbell
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
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#11
Hello folks,<br>
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Just a quick aside, I don't run LEG II AVG or their civilian side, I just do the website for them. But thanks for the comments relating to the website, always nice to hear feedback - especially when its good.<br>
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All the best <p>Graham Ashford
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