| Department of Classics | University of Colorado at Boulder | December 2001 |
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Active Undergraduates Spread Success Across Campus and Continents
Classics Graduate Program Marks Many Successes
Lively Lectures Abound This Year
Meet Bekki Richards, an Innovator in Distance Education
Legio XIIII Invades CU's Campus
Alumni Secure Prestigious Positions
Friends of Classics at CU-Boulder
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Legio XIIII Invades CU’s Campus
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| Gaius (left) and Marcus (center) marshall their new recruits. | |
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| Marcus Cassius, centurion of Legio XIIII. | Antonia Sabina poses with a student who is newly dressed for a day in ancient Rome. |
Cries of “adveniunt Romani” rang across CU’s campus early this fall when Legio XIIII, a renowned UK-based troupe of re-enactors of ancient Roman domestic and military life, invaded on September 6 and 7 at the invitation of the Classics Department. The legion, which has served as advisors for the movie “Gladiator’ and several BBC and Discovery Channel productions, marched across Norlin quadrangle and put on ten performances in the Mary Rippon Theatre to audiences that numbered over 700 in total.
Prior to the arrival of Legio XIIII, the Department sent invitations to Latin and history teachers at nearby secondary schools and parents of home school students studying Roman culture and the Latin language. When these guests arrived, they joined the ranks of CU Classics students whose instructors were accompanying them to performances. Since Legio XIIII demonstrates Roman life through active participation by its audiences, students and faculty alike stepped on stage to engage in such activities as dressing for a day in ancient Rome or learning to march in the same way Roman army recruits did.
The response to the “invasion” of Legio XIIII was overwhelmingly positive, and numerous voices are already calling for their return. The department wishes to thank its generous benefactress, Ann Nichols, and the Arts and Sciences Outreach Program for helping bring such a memorable event to Boulder’s campus.
