Avete commilitones!
[LatinTeach] has been very generous to our Roman Gatherings section this week. Maybe it's because school's out, but here's what some teachers are doing on their summer vacation:
Muster on the Maumee
Salvete,
As long as we are making announcements about upcoming events for the summer, for those of you in the Midwestern U.S., on the weekend of June 15-17, at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg, Ohio (Just south of Toledo), there will be a massive multi-timeline event, including ancient Romans to modern military.
For those of you who would like to see about 50 Roman soldiers fight it out with 'barbarians,' this is a great opportunity. We will also have 3 working siege engines. The plan even includes the arrival of a ship on the Maumee River. The drill / training will be in Latin, so there will be lots of video/photo ops. All Latin teachers will be welcome to don some period clothing and join the fun. Max Nelson, University of Windsor (Ontario), will be conducting Latin and philosophy classes.
Bene Valete,
David Smith
GP Schools
WSU
[Quintus F Varus
Legio XXIV]
I remember when there weren't 50 Roman reenactors in the entire US of A. We are finally building up to the kind of numbers it takes to accurately demonstrate what made the Roman army so special. What would a regional gathering look like, or an annual national one? I am lovin' this!! >({|:-D
In fide,