This page has photos of interest from our experiences, travels and other areas. Further photos will be added as we continue our explorations.
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These photos are of a group of British enthusiasts called the Ermine Street Guard. They faithfully recreate the dress and equipment of the Imperial Roman Army of 2000 years ago.

The original Legions were the citizen soldiery of the Roman Empire as opposed to the auxillary cohorts which were drawn from allied and conquered states.
The legionaries equipment consisted of articulated armour "lorica segmentata" and a large rectangular shield called a "scutum". The helmet incorporated both neck and cheek protection and was normally of iron although copper alloys were used. The basic weapons were the short stabbing sword or "gladius" and the "pila", a throwing spear with a long iron tang designed to bend on impact preventing the enemy from throwing it back. The Auxillary infantryman was protected by a chain mail jacket and carried an oval shield. The "hastae" was a more conventional spear than the pila for both throwing and close combat and evidence shows that auxillaries would carry more than one into battle.
The basic unit in the roman army was the Century which depending upon the exact period could be between 80 and 100 men. The Century was commanded by a Centurion a veteran soldier who had usually risen from the ranks, his second in command was the "optio" and in addition to these the command group also included the standard bearer and the "cornicen" or horn blower.

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This set of photos is of Chichen Itza, a Classical period Maya/Toltec site in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico.

Chichen Itza is the most impressive and intact ruins of Maya/Toltec civilization that the modern world has. This now popular tourist attraction is located on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and has fast become the best restored record of the spiritual, domestic, and agricultural lives of these people. Mayan ruins in central America, such as Chichen Itza, are remnants of cities that were abandoned long before Columbus reached the area; yet this culture has influenced many areas of architecture, art, and astronomy, that live on even in our modern world