Why do you reenactment / Living History

[Alanus]

I wanted to check all the answers, but found I could only click one. What a bummer! I've always been interested in history, all kinds of history, and eventually became a salt water angling/fly-fishing historian, writing in nationals mags for 30 years, plus penning two nonfiction books.

I kept going further back in time and began writing novels, mostly about steppe cultures and their interaction with Romans. Discovering reenacting around 2003-04, I joined Legio III Cyrenaica, and a couple of my Legio friends are RAT members: Quintius, who posted just above on this thread, and artist Andy Volpe. I like interacting with the public, do the same as an author, and also have an interest in recreating ancient weapons, then using them to see how they worked. I ended up as a certified steppe archery instructor, teaching kids... very satisfying.

Basically, I'm proud to be a member of RAT and have met a number of friends here... despite the fact that we live in distant countries. :-D