11-29-2006, 10:33 AM
A copy of the official invite from the Exploreum. (Basically two Event Names: Castra Romana-Pompeii and Pompeii Dies Pro Vesuvius, to avoid confusion future posts and updates will appear here)
REM CURATE, OMNES LEGIONES!
CONVOCATUR ITER FACERE AD MOBILEM, URBEM IN ALABAMA, DUAS DIES
UBI DECURSUS ET EXERCITATIONES ET OSTENTATIONES ARMORUM
TELORUMQUE COMMUNICABITIS.
[Attention, all legions!
You are summoned to Mobile, a city in Alabama for 2 days
where you will partake in maneuvers and drills and
displays of offensive and defensive weapons.]
The Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center is pleased to invite Roman legion and gladiator reconstruction groups from throughout the southeast and the United States to participate in a living history tableau of a
Roman military encampment
Castra Romana – Pompeii
In historic downtown
Mobile, Alabama
February 3 and 4, 2007
The Exploreum is also honored to host the Legions, Gladiators, and their guests
At a private evening, Saturday, February 3 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
to include complementary admission to
o the international exhibition A Day in Pompeii, with guided tour;
o a virtual reality tour of Pompeii’s theater district;
o all Exploreum science galleries filled with fun hands-on science exhibits;
o the IMAX film Greece: Secrets of the past;
o a Roman dinner banquet prepared by culinary expert Lisa Holcomb-Blair
Check out expoloreum.net for more information on the exhibition
The Castra Romana combined with the exhibition A Day In Pompeii provides an exceptional opportunity to educate the public on what daily life was like in a provincial first century A.D. Roman town and for the Roman armies that built the great Roman Empire.
With thanks to Justus Longinus, Legio VI, and to Daniel Peterson for advice and coordination of the event .
LOGISTICS
Encampment set-up begins Thursday February 1, 2007
Encampment location: Royal Street, immediately across from the Science Center Public hours: The encampment will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday
School group tours: (to be scheduled) Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For legion groups that are already encamped. The Exploreum expects to host some 400 K-12 students and teachers on regularly scheduled field trip tours of the exhibition on that one morning alone. Students will be from public and private schools from throughout south Alabama and Mississippi and from northeast Florida.
BONUS
Mardi Gras: Note that Castra Romana–Pompeii coincides with the first weekend of Mobile’s 3-week-long Mardi Gras celebrations. Despite claims by New Orleans, the southern Mardi Gras tradition began first in Mobile in the late 1800s and has a long history in the city.
The Exploreum and the encampment site are located along the traditional Mardi Gras parade route.
The first secret society or Crewe to parade each year are the Condi Cavaliers. They have kindly invited Castra Romana legion and gladiator participants to march with them this year in the opening night parade – starting 5:30 p.m. Friday. Details to be provided.
Two other parades (beads please!) are set for the Saturday evening and will pass directly beside the Exploreum.
Accommodation:
The Exploreum offers all participants complementary overnight campover privileges in the museum galleries from Thursday to Sunday night. The floors may be hard but the place is warm and secure and conveniently located beside the encampment site. Washrooms (sorry no showers) and staff lunch room with stove, fridge and washer/drier also available.
Motel accommodation.
The Exploreum’s group sales coordinator Debra Garlo ( [email protected] ) is exploring discounted or affordable accommodations at the nearby Brookley Conference Center or area motels. More details to be provided as soon as available.
Vendors of Roman Wares are also invited to attend!
For more information about participating in the event, please contact Rusty Myers at [email protected] or 843-437-5587
and be sure to visit the website:
www.castraromana-pompeii.com
For information about Mobile and the Exploreum, contact [email protected]
251-656-2585
ABOUT THE EXPLOREUM
The Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to improving science literacy in the Gulf Coast Region and to presenting major international exhibitions from world-class museums and institutions. The Exploreum opened in 1998 and hosts about 200,000 visitors a year, including about 40,000 to 50,000 K-12 students on field trips.
REM CURATE, OMNES LEGIONES!
CONVOCATUR ITER FACERE AD MOBILEM, URBEM IN ALABAMA, DUAS DIES
UBI DECURSUS ET EXERCITATIONES ET OSTENTATIONES ARMORUM
TELORUMQUE COMMUNICABITIS.
[Attention, all legions!
You are summoned to Mobile, a city in Alabama for 2 days
where you will partake in maneuvers and drills and
displays of offensive and defensive weapons.]
The Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center is pleased to invite Roman legion and gladiator reconstruction groups from throughout the southeast and the United States to participate in a living history tableau of a
Roman military encampment
Castra Romana – Pompeii
In historic downtown
Mobile, Alabama
February 3 and 4, 2007
The Exploreum is also honored to host the Legions, Gladiators, and their guests
At a private evening, Saturday, February 3 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
to include complementary admission to
o the international exhibition A Day in Pompeii, with guided tour;
o a virtual reality tour of Pompeii’s theater district;
o all Exploreum science galleries filled with fun hands-on science exhibits;
o the IMAX film Greece: Secrets of the past;
o a Roman dinner banquet prepared by culinary expert Lisa Holcomb-Blair
Check out expoloreum.net for more information on the exhibition
The Castra Romana combined with the exhibition A Day In Pompeii provides an exceptional opportunity to educate the public on what daily life was like in a provincial first century A.D. Roman town and for the Roman armies that built the great Roman Empire.
With thanks to Justus Longinus, Legio VI, and to Daniel Peterson for advice and coordination of the event .
LOGISTICS
Encampment set-up begins Thursday February 1, 2007
Encampment location: Royal Street, immediately across from the Science Center Public hours: The encampment will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday
School group tours: (to be scheduled) Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For legion groups that are already encamped. The Exploreum expects to host some 400 K-12 students and teachers on regularly scheduled field trip tours of the exhibition on that one morning alone. Students will be from public and private schools from throughout south Alabama and Mississippi and from northeast Florida.
BONUS
Mardi Gras: Note that Castra Romana–Pompeii coincides with the first weekend of Mobile’s 3-week-long Mardi Gras celebrations. Despite claims by New Orleans, the southern Mardi Gras tradition began first in Mobile in the late 1800s and has a long history in the city.
The Exploreum and the encampment site are located along the traditional Mardi Gras parade route.
The first secret society or Crewe to parade each year are the Condi Cavaliers. They have kindly invited Castra Romana legion and gladiator participants to march with them this year in the opening night parade – starting 5:30 p.m. Friday. Details to be provided.
Two other parades (beads please!) are set for the Saturday evening and will pass directly beside the Exploreum.
Accommodation:
The Exploreum offers all participants complementary overnight campover privileges in the museum galleries from Thursday to Sunday night. The floors may be hard but the place is warm and secure and conveniently located beside the encampment site. Washrooms (sorry no showers) and staff lunch room with stove, fridge and washer/drier also available.
Motel accommodation.
The Exploreum’s group sales coordinator Debra Garlo ( [email protected] ) is exploring discounted or affordable accommodations at the nearby Brookley Conference Center or area motels. More details to be provided as soon as available.
Vendors of Roman Wares are also invited to attend!
For more information about participating in the event, please contact Rusty Myers at [email protected] or 843-437-5587
and be sure to visit the website:
www.castraromana-pompeii.com
For information about Mobile and the Exploreum, contact [email protected]
251-656-2585
ABOUT THE EXPLOREUM
The Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to improving science literacy in the Gulf Coast Region and to presenting major international exhibitions from world-class museums and institutions. The Exploreum opened in 1998 and hosts about 200,000 visitors a year, including about 40,000 to 50,000 K-12 students on field trips.
