THE Legions of Rome return to invade the ancient city of York this weekend for the second Eboracum Roman Festival, complete with military parades, best-selling authors and the hunt for York’s Amphitheatre.
The Eboracum Roman Festival will be based in the York Museum Gardens where there will be fighting displays from members of several Roman Legions, a Roman camp showing domestic Roman life and children’s army drills.
At select times the gathered troops will march through the streets of York while a series of talks by leading experts will take place for adults and children including one on Roman magic.
An authors tent will offer the chance to meet several best-selling writers such as Harry Sidebottom, Ben Kane and Ruth Downie while Stewart Ainsworth of Channel 4’s Time Team will lead the hunt for York’s long-lost amphitheatre on Saturday June 3.
The Yorkshire Museum, home some of Britain’s most treasured Roman artefacts, will also be unveiling the Wold Newton Hoard, the largest hoard of its kind ever found in the North of Britain, following its recent acquisition and conservation.
For more details on the festival visit yorkshiremuseum.org.uk
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here