Some pictures from the First Ancient Greek Festival!

[Susanne]

Photo showing an 'At Ease' moment from a Hoplite Association drill display (click to see the image)
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This reconstruction of a departure scene is not based on a particular vase, neither had the characters involved - from left to right, Olga (Stefanos' better half) portraying the Hoplite's wife / mother, Paul Allen portraying the Hoplite, and Stefanos, as the Hoplite's father, assumed their positions at the point the picture was taken.

This is something I would like to continue working on... beholding such a creation sort of revolutionizes the way you analyze the scene. It gives you an idea of what taking leave of the loved ones was like back then.



Myself having adopted the pose of the Athena statue from Parthenon... I then discovered that I should have pushed the helmet up my head.



Hmm, that linothorax was far too large on me, I think...

[Ramesses II]

I wish I could've come over

How was the event ?

[Susanne]

It was a blast, as most of us would say.
You should have seen mine and Arthes' little Heroic Age style duel in the night...

[Arthes]

It was a blast, as most of us would say.
You should have seen mine and Arthes' little Heroic Age style duel in the night...

It was great......
I haven't come across any photos of us two as yet.....oh well!!!

[Susanne]

I think everyone in possession of a camera was busy feasting, drinking and discussing politics at that point...

[Susanne]

And here's George, ex-HA member, now running a school visit business on his own.

[Susanne]

It's a pity that you couldn't make it to the Festival, Gioi.

There was, however, some talk of a second edition of the Festival overseas, at Nashville.