Roman Era

Course objective: Making a quiver for arrows

Historical games are the focus of the event weekend on July 16th and 17th. Visitors to MAMUZ have the opportunity to get to know and play games from different eras: While the ancient Egyptians played Senet, Hnefatafl was very popular in Scandinavia. In the Middle East, the royal game of ur was popular and the Roma

Meet Romans and learn more about their lives and how they shaped Cranborne Chase.

Demos and talks on Roman jewellery and medical instruments.

Learn about Roman writing, book-binding and wax tablets.

"What have the Romans ever done for us?" Learn about life in Britain under the Romans.

It is believed that people have been using wild herbs as useful or medicinal plants since prehistory. Many plants can look back on a long cultural history. During the "Herbs in Ancient Times" experience weekend, visitors to MAMUZ receive a herb tour

The Livelet is open from 10.00 to 18.00. Throughout the day our archaeologists will take you to discover life on the lake shore between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. The day's workshops will be run by the guests of Ludendo Docere who will lead us to discover ancient games.

Building a Vomitorium

Family Day

In the Roman workshop Fabrica there is an exciting range of handicrafts. The Legionnaires' Path also offers play tours for families with children from the age of four: look for the murderer of the centurion, solve the great oracle or find the secret of the camel!

Guided Tour through the Legionnaires' Quarters

The Gallo-Roman Weekend (GRW) in Wervik is a biennial event, in which, by making use of re-enacting and living history, the Iron Age and Roman times come back to life. It takes place during the first full weekend of October in even years.

Panel on experimental archaeology at the UK Classical Association Conference. The panel will take place in hybrid format on Monday April 11th, 9-11am UK time, and is entitled "Experimenting with the past: experimental archaeology and the prehistoric and classical worlds"; it features the following papers:

TO ALL PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO DISCOVER THE WORLD AT A SLOW PACE