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Old Fort MacArthur Days, July '04: Legionaries gather at the command tent for Sunday morning kit-up. |
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Diogenes (Arick Greenberg) and Florentius (Jared Fleury) help each other with their Newstead cuirasses. |
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More suiting up, this time in chain mail. |
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Ad Signa! Gaius Manlius (Caius Man) fills in as standard bearer, holding the unit's new vexillum. |
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Legio VI, stepping out of the shadows of history. |
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Lining up for inspection prior to Sunday's march-off. |
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Optio Flavius Crispus (Dave Michaels) points out some suspicious activity over yonder. |
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Falling in for inspection. |
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Preparing to step off for Sunday's parade. |
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Magnus makes sure the rankers are lined up properly. |
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Flavius and Marcus Antonius Maximus (Mark Mulgrew). |
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Parati move...MOVE! |
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Florentius and Maximus stand at attention. |
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Ready to move out. |
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Stepping off up the long hill. |
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Quintus Florentius stands guard over the legionary altar. |
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Lunch time! |
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Legionaries and camp followers enjoy a perper Roman meal. |
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Traianus (Trevor Magsen), Diogenes and Florentius chow down. |
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Visitors from the American Civil War era inspect the Roman encampment. |
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Irish Faire, June 2004: A view of the campsite. Tentage was supplied by our Celtic brethren, Queen Mebd's Encampment. |
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Gaius Manlius, Marcus Maximus, Julius Avisianus, and Flavius Crispus model the latest Roman military fashions. |
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Flavius and Maximus display the differences between the Newstead model lorica segmentata (left) and its antecedent, the Corbridge A model (right). |
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Diogenes stands guard at the Irish Faire campsite. Note the thrusting spear (hasta), used in place of the usual pilum. |
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Legionaries clean up and repair their kit and work on new projects (such as a LEG VI banner) early Saturday morning. |
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Roman matrons Junia (Jenna Man) and Ioanna (Kris Lehere), both dressed in the traditional stola, watch over the Man kids, Celtia and Gryphon. |
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Legion Praefect Julius Avisianus (J.D. Fiegelson, center) prepares to send out a foraging expedition of legionaries sans armor. |
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Quintus Florentius Agrippa (Jared Fleury) displays the gear of a mid-to-late 2nd century legionary. |
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Gaius Darius Valerianus (Gil Whitley) looking splendid in a well-fitted Newstead cuirass, cross-braced helmet, and kilt of pteruges (leather straps). |
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T. Flavius Crispus (Dave Michaels) shows off his optio's kit, which includes an Iza-variant Newstead cuirass, crested and plumed Italic G helmet, and a ball-headed staff. |
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