Marathon 2015

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

We have received the official letter from the Municipality of Marathon in which they express their willingness to work with reenactors and accomodate our needs. It is addressed to Amphictyonia's Hegemon, Christian Cameron.

Dear Mr. Cameron,
Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and discuss the vast and
varied possibilities of your team's many synergies with the Municipality of
Marathon in the fields of immersive events in this historic and important
region.
Our Demos would be happy to welcome you and your international team to
Marathon. We intend to provide you with any legal means and assistance in order for
you and your team to best organize and share the immersive historical
experience of "re-enactment" of ancient Greek daily life in the original
Marathon battlefield surroundings.
Being aware of the hinderances and obstacles you faced on your first attempt
to visit Marathon, we would like to state our intent to you and all who are
willing to travel with you to Greece and partake of this immersive
experience, that the Municipality and people of Marathon will endorse,
support, assist and welcome you in an effort to establish a new institution
as a repetitive event.
To this end, we propose to jointly organize a wide range of cultural,
athletic and educational events aimed to acquaint all interested visitors
and residents with life in ancient Marathon.
As discussed and tentatively agreed, we suggest that the optimal time frame
for such events is end October-beginning of November 2015.
During that time we will commonly organize a series of specific events that
will depict and re-enact the daily life of the Athenian and Plateaen warriors
as well as the local people of the time around the historical battle of
Marathon of 490BC such as their training, their camp and preparation,
cooking, living quarters etc.
The Municipality of Marathon will do its best to assure the following:
The legal permits to set up camp in a natural environment resembling and/or
close to the original battlefield.
The legal permits or permissions to establish camp, fire and firewood for
heating and cooking
The provision of ample supplies of potable water
The provision of ample food and wine
The adequate and appropriate personal hygiene equipment
Adequate horse feed
The security and safety of the equipment and campground as well as fire
prevention team.
During the next few days we would like to jointly and gradually work-out a
detailed plan and timeframe for all the events that can take place during
your eagerly anticipated stay in our Municipality.
We would again like to extend our true honor and pleasure of hosting you and
your team and together creating an international institution of immersion
and re-enactmnent.

So on we go to Marathon 2015!
Khairete
Giannis