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Jordanian Gladiator and Chariot Games - Caius Fabius - 07-03-2005
http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20050703/D8B3SMF80.html
This is interesting
Re: Jordanian Gladiator and Chariot Games - Robert Vermaat - 07-04-2005
Quote:Jerash is the only place in the world where Roman army, gladiator and chariot performances are taking place in a genuine Roman setting.I bet they never were in Rome during the parade, or Wroxeter, or Caerleon, or.. or..
Tunic - Conal - 07-04-2005
Is this a maverick group .... Legionaires in "brown" tunics ? :wink:
Re: Jordanian Gladiator and Chariot Games - Theodosius the Great - 07-04-2005
Heh...the Jordanians are smarter than the Greeks and Italians :lol: . Even the Turks are rebuilding the walls of Constantinople (albeit at a snail's pace). On the other hand, who wants to go to Jordan :roll: ?
Re: Jordanian Gladiator and Chariot Games - Jeroen Pelgrom - 07-05-2005
Quote:On the other hand, who wants to go to Jordan
my parents!
Re: Jordanian Gladiator and Chariot Games - Antonius Lucretius - 07-06-2005
Quote:
"I thought it was great," Christine Nimer a tourist from Southport, Conn., said after a show Thursday. "We're headed to Rome and know we won't be seeing anything like this there.
Try Rome round april 21st, Christine dear...
Re: Jordanian Gladiator and Chariot Games - Robert Vermaat - 07-20-2005
Quote:Heh...the Jordanians are smarter than the Greeks and Italians :lol: . Even the Turks are rebuilding the walls of Constantinople (albeit at a snail's pace). On the other hand, who wants to go to Jordan :roll: ?
US tour operators. [url:dzcjxu6m]http://www.jerashchariots.com/[/url]
"In preparation for the coming daily performances, the Jerash Heritage Company started training in Roman Army drill with up to sixteen legionaries in the hippodrome in Jerash in January of 2005. The training was led by Cajus Allius (Mr. Colin Martin) from the UK re-enactment group XIIII Legion Augusta in Vermulamium (St. Albans).
The legionaries have been recruited from retired Jordan Army and Police personnel. They very quickly learned all the commands used – all in Latin.
Further to marching, turning etc. the drills included the forming of the “wedgeâ€ÂÂ