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Colonia Draconis: our Romano-Celt camp and marketplace
at the Austin Celtic Festival.
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Festival visitors shop the marketplace and sample bread made
from Ancient Roman recipes.
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Jeff represents the Senate.
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Matt and Jeff share a laugh.
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Our engineer, Matt, explains Roman roads and surveying techniques.
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Laura and Michael chat with Bob of the local Celtic reenactment
group, the
Texas Coritani.
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Laura and Michael enjoy the day.
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Michael of Legio
X Fretensis helps festival visitors try on a lorica segmentata.
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"Welcome to the legion!"
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"This helmet's a perfect fit!"
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Cobi instructs festival visitors on how to throw a spear like
a Roman soldier.
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Visitors of all ages try it!
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Mike teaches spear-throwing...
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...then samples the local espresso, an addition to the festival
this year.
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Our traditional Roman-Celt battle show: Jeff, as the magistrate,
sets the scene for the crowd.
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The Roman officer and the soldiers of Legio
VIII Augusta wait to enter the field.
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A crowd assembles to watch the show.
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The soldiers watch from the edge of the field, as Celtic tribes
begin to argue among themselves...
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...then they rush in to restore order.
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The Romans and Celts begin to fight.
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The Roman general is captured, with some encouragement from
the audience.
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The Celts take the head of their captured prisoner, to the
surprise of spectators.
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The general (and his head) pose with a member of the Viking
Invasion, new to ACF.
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Almost the whole gang: Members of The Roman Way, The
Texas Coritani, Legio
X Fretensis, Legio
VI Ferrata, and The Texas Gladiators.
Legio
VIII Augusta is not pictured here, but very appreciated.
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