CHESTER ROMAN FESTIVAL

[Robert Vermaat]

Just asked Mann who was in the Saturday parade - it was specifically so the crowd could see the shields on the right, if they were on the righthandside.

Ah so, a cunning plan!

Thankyou. We are often mistaken for Rus, Vikings and/or Turks, reason being that as the early Medieval Superpower in the west the "Romanoi" were much imitated by these peoples. To be fair though a lot of the kit was adopted from the Avars who brought in to the west a lot of Eastern influence, and constantly rubbing up against the Persian Empire had its effect as well. The Eastern Empire finaly fell in 1453, a full thousand years after the West, it survived by constant adaption and adoption.
Join us, or at least visit us at an event.
ps the womens kit can be amazing.

Hi David,
You guys look amazing!

Here are a few more pictures from Graham Sumner, I think you're in them too.