Late Roman re-enactment at Sewerby Hall

The Ancient Romans will be taking over Sewerby Hall and Gardens from 11am to 4pm on Sunday, 26 and Monday, 27 August to re-enact the twilight years of the Western Roman Empire. The spectacle is being put on by amateur society Comitatus, who will re-create fourth century Roman life in Europe. Comitatus aims not only to re-create the physical appearance of their forebears, but also the crafts and skills of the period and are committed to researching and reproducing the equipment, drill and skills of the late Roman Army in Britain....

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I'm certainly interested in Late Roman re-enactment, although I've never seen performances by late Roman re-enactors. These groups tend to be much smaller than the Principate era groups like the Ermine Street Guard, partly because the era is not well known, partly because late Roman arms & armour are not as well researched (in comparison to the Principate) and partly because the the actual equipment is so expensive!

I'd love to be able to reconstruct a late Roman infantryman, but the helmets, armour, clothing and equipment are very expensive, and quite hard to get a hold of outside of specialists. Try getting hold of some Late Roman Braccae and tunic (that's reasonably priced) and you'll see what I mean.

I'm certainly interested in Late Roman re-enactment, although I've never seen performances by late Roman re-enactors. These groups tend to be much smaller than the Principate era groups like the Ermine Street Guard, partly because the era is not well known, partly because late Roman arms & armour are not as well researched (in comparison to the Principate) and partly because the the actual equipment is so expensive!

 

I'd love to be able to reconstruct a late Roman infantryman, but the helmets, armour, clothing and equipment are very expensive, and quite hard to get a hold of outside of specialists. Try getting hold of some Late Roman Braccae and tunic (that's reasonably priced) and you'll see what I mean.

Take a look at http://www.comitatus.net

We performed to over 20,000 people this year. The era may be less popular than the earlier centuries for reenactors, but the general public love our displays, and we help equip our members with group equipment. It's not all as expensive as you might think. If you can make it yourself!

There is lots of research into the Late Roman era, which allows us to make great reconstructions.

You may enjoy some of the vast research on our website:

http://comitatus.net/reconstructiongallery.html

http://comitatus.net/research.html

http://comitatus.net/photos.html

Hope that helps!

Thanks, Ammianus. A headsup about your 2013 events on this forum would certainly be appreciated.

I'm certainly interested in Late Roman re-enactment, although I've never seen performances by late Roman re-enactors. These groups tend to be much smaller than the Principate era groups like the Ermine Street Guard, partly because the era is not well known, partly because late Roman arms & armour are not as well researched (in comparison to the Principate) and partly because the the actual equipment is so expensive!

 

I'd love to be able to reconstruct a late Roman infantryman, but the helmets, armour, clothing and equipment are very expensive, and quite hard to get a hold of outside of specialists. Try getting hold of some Late Roman Braccae and tunic (that's reasonably priced) and you'll see what I mean.

 

 

Take a look at http://www.comitatus.net :)/>

We performed to over 20,000 people this year. The era may be less popular than the earlier centuries for reenactors, but the general public love our displays, and we help equip our members with group equipment. It's not all as expensive as you might think. If you can make it yourself!

 

There is lots of research into the Late Roman era, which allows us to make great reconstructions.

You may enjoy some of the vast research on our website:

http://comitatus.net/reconstructiongallery.html

http://comitatus.net/research.html

http://comitatus.net/photos.html

 

Hope that helps!

Thank you Ammianus for all your help.