Building the mobile castra defenses

[Luca]

Our group (Cohors III Praetoria), together with other two italian groups

(Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix and Cohors I Praetoria) did a three-day session of
experiments to test some specific matters about the roman military
life. One of the main test we attempted is the reconstruction of the
defenses of a one-night camp in order to understand not only techniques,
but overall realization time, how many men were required for each metre of
dig, etc.
Other experiments we did were about the scutum carriage, a fully
equipped march on a difficult mountain trail, the problem of the lamps
during the night, the duty guard for each vigilia in the night and many
others castra's various troubles.
We had a lot of fun of course, but also many problems and at the end of
the three days we were simply exhausted.
Here are some pictures: hoping to share a bit of fun with you!

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

Bon giorno!

A good work!

Will you make public the experiments? Where? It will be a very interesting thing and helpful for bot re-enactors and archaeologists.

[Luca]

other pics:



sorry many other images are too large to be added directly.

Additional pics and text will be added when possible.

[Robert Vermaat]

One of the main test we attempted is the reconstruction of the defenses of a one-night camp in order to understand not only techniques, but overall realization time, how many men were required for each metre of dig, etc.
Other experiments we did were about the scutum carriage, a fully
equipped march on a difficult mountain trail, the problem of the lamps
during the night, the duty guard for each vigilia in the night and many
others castra's various troubles.

Very good! Excellent! yes, pease take the time and publish this, on JRMES maybe?

[Flavius]

Saluete commilitones,
here they are other pics (I took part in this experience, too):


Employing baskets when the dig became deeper


What a hard work!


Digging the fossa in front of the clavicola


Well, we have some more, but unfortunately the post doesn't accept pictures bigger than 500*600 pixels.
We also wrote a report about this experience.
I hope we can post it as soon as possible.
Valete omnes!

[Robert Vermaat]

We also wrote a report about this experience.
I hope we can post it as soon as possible.

A report for RA.com, we'de love to read it!
Did you add stakes to the rampart?

[aitor iriarte]

Just IMPRESSING, guys! hock:
I feel more and more like an armchair re-enactor!

Aitor

[Luca]

hey, thank you for the compliments! :oops: :oops: :oops:
We were hoping to be of your interest!

Anyway we did a small report available in english here:

Cohors III Praetoria:
http://www.romanhideout.com/studies/Exp ... _Field.asp

Or a much extended work in italian on the web sites of the three groups:

Associazione Culturale Cisalpina (Cohors III Praetoria):
http://www.romanhideout.com/studies/Exp ... Romano.asp

Associazione Romars (Cohors I Praetoria):
http://www.romars.it/Difese_campo_mobile.html

Legio XXX (Legio XXX Ulpia Traiana Victrix ONLUS):
http://www.legioxxx.it/Rubriche/Esperie ... romano.htm

[Goffredo]

Ciao Luca
from the photos it seems you guys aren't wearing any "subarmalis".
I was told that segmentata can be quite annoying. True?

Jeff

p.s. se vedi o senti Fabio salutamelo

[DAN OF BRITANNIA]

Hope this pic comes out:

Later Romans playing at being Republican Romans (for a day) dig a double ditch for the Alesia episode of Battlefield Detectives, Granada TV (Britannia worked on the Masada and Alesia episodes), Israel and Gaul in one weekend was exhausting I can tell you- Dan (Britannia)www.durolitum.co.uk

[DAN OF BRITANNIA]

Blimey it worked... cheers Jasper!

Now if this comes out... here we are gambling our pay away on the slopes of Masada.

[DAN OF BRITANNIA]

Finally tonight- a Gaul caught in siege trap at Alesia - we knocked it up for the filming... the other side of the leg was too messy to show (compound fracture and all- yuk)

Dan.

[DAN OF BRITANNIA]

P.S. VERY VERY impressive pics Cohors III Praetoria & friends.

It inspired me to sort my image facility out and post on here (thanks again to Jasper).

[Flavius]

The valli vertically hammered


The "45 degree" configuration (more effective)


Assembling the poles

Aitor, we ARE armchair-reenactors!
:lol:
Optime valete.

[Luca]

Goffredo,

I don't know if there is a rule for the subarmalis. I think that anyone arranges it as he wants. Personally I use always it: http://www.romanhideout.com/legiov/fabr ... lis_it.asp

Basically all the pics portray red tunics, that means guys from the Legio XXX group. White dressed pretorians where at work on the other side of the dig, the one that was not completed.

For the lorica segmentata, I can confirm that it is absolutely comfortable. We stated this in the italian report.

ciao!
Luca

PS Fabio non è più con noi.