Gladiatorial news from Virtus Antiqua

In its first show this year, during the Free Dacians' Festival in Baia Mare, Romania, held between May 19th and 21st, our reenactment association Virtus Antiqua has presented some of its novelties. These new elements have been included in the traditional show - a day in Ludus Memnii, the gladiatorial school of Gaius Memnius Primus. This year we present not only fights between recruits and gladiators, but also between gladiatrices, though a rarer sight in ancient Rome, makes for a more tasty depiction of such shows and events. Another addition is the inclusion of auxiliary soldiers in the show, part of the story of conflicts and rebellions inside the gladiatorial training school. The third novelty consists of the dance of the priestesses, not only that of the dancers embodying the ancient furies.

See more photos from the show in Baia Mare HERE.

 

Virtus Antiqua arms presentation stand at Festivalul Dacii Liberi

Gladiatrices from Virtus Antiqua

Auxiliary Roman soldiers chastising rebelling gladiators

Dance of the Batavian priestesses

 

Cohors I Batavorum is going shopping

Sunday, November 6th, the brave auxiliary soldiers of the First Batavian Cohort, reenacted by VIRTUS ANTIQUA can be observed in their free time at Polus Center, in Cluj-Napoca! Feel free to observe and interact with Roman soldiers and goddesses in a perfectly anachronical setting. Still, considering that the war season is over and that the warmer climate of Rome is recreated inside the mall, that's where the soldiers will be!

The event is entitled Cohors I Batavorum dimitto ad Polus is inspired by the Latin command "dimitto" ‎(present infinitive dīmittere, perfect active dīmīsī, supine dīmissum); third conjugation, send away, dismiss.
So, come meet the soldiers dismissed for some shopping! You can also join the Facebook event for all the details HERE.