SCHEDULE, ACTIVITIES, AND SITES         3/16/08

       After the calendar listing you will find descriptions of our annual events, and directions to the sites.

       For a (more or less) complete Calendar of Roman events world-wide, see http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/cal_lite.php 

Marching Through Time, Marietta Mansion, usually the third weekend in April.  A multi-period living history encampment, with reenactors from ancient times through the Gulf War.  Mock battles and tactical demonstrations are performed all day long, and the public is invited to visit the camps and examine the participants and their accoutrements "up close and personal".  Open 11 AM to 5 PM, admission is $8 for adults and $3 for ages 4-18.  On Friday before the event, a number of local schools bring groups of students in to see whatever reenactors have arrived to set up.  Contact the site about this.  --Participants should arrive around 9 AM.  If the ground is not too muddy you may unload your car at the camp site on Saturday morning, but all cars must be out of the camp area by 10 AM, and NO cars will be permitted back into the camp area until after 5 PM on Sunday.

Roman Days, Northern Virginia.  This is the Twentieth Legion's own attempt to get as many Romans together in one place as possible.  There are tactical drill demonstrations, educational displays (writing, architecture, etc.), and a fashion show.  Children's activities included making mosaics and learning how to march like a soldier.  We are joined by several other groups to mass a total of 15 or more legionaries and at least a dozen civilians.  Also a couple merchant booths and an ongoing cooking display.  Celts, Greeks, and other ancient types are also welcome.  Open 10 AM to 4 PM, and admission is $2 per person. Click here for more information.

Marietta Mansion is located at 5626 Bell Station Rd., Glenn Dale, MD 20769.  301-464-5291.  The Site Manager is Susan Wolfe.  From I-95/495, the Capital Beltway, take Exit 20 onto Rt. 450 East, go 4 miles, turn left on Rt. 193, then left onto Bell Station Rd. and left again into Marietta.  For Marching Through Time, only handicapped parking is permitted on site (due to lack of space); all other visitors should continue on 193 past Bell Station Rd. and the fire station, and turn right on Daisy Lane.  Follow the signs to the parking lot and then catch the shuttle vans back to the site.  http://www.pghistory.org/MariettaMansion.html