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York Roman Festival 2005 - Sunday 7th
Constantine statue
Photo: John Randles

It's that time of year when York goes completely Roman! The 2005 York Roman Festival takes place on 5th-7th August.

Find out here what's taking place on Sunday 7th August.

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Roman Tour
09.30 St Sampson’s Square A - £3, Con - £2, K - £1
Guided Tour. See the historic sites of York through the eyes of a Roman Soldier.

Changing of the Guard
11.00 City-wide - FREE -(Ideal for all the family)
The Roman army will muster in Museums Gardens and begin a march around York, changing the guard at the sites of the 3 main gates of the original Roman Fortress of Eboracum. At the Porta Praetoria in St Helens’s Square, at Bootham Bar built on the site on the Porta Principalis Dextra and at Kings Square to the site of the Porta Principalis Sinister

Assembly
11.45 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
The soldiers re-assemble at St Sampson’s Square for posting around the city

Roman Wedding Procession
12.00 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
Procession to Museum Gardens to recreate a Roman Wedding.

Dancers & Musician
12.10 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
Dancers and musicians entertain the army

Captured Germanics
12.30 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
Barbarians caught during yesterday’s battle will be paraded to the crowd

Roman Wedding
12.30 Museum Gardens - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
Recreate a Roman Wedding.

Gladiators
12.40 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
Members of Collegium Gladitorium from Hungary display the training and fighting that’s made them famous throughout Europe

Roman Tour
12.40 St Sampson’s Square A - £3, Con - £2, K - £1 - (Ideal for all the family)
Guided Tour. See the historic sites of York through the eyes of a Roman Soldier.

Dancers & Musicians
13.00 Coppergate - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
Dancers and musicians entertain the army

Barbarian Military Tactics
13.20 Coppergate - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
Display by Germanic Barbarians

Children’s Roman Battle Drill
13.30 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (For Children)
A great opportunity for mini Romans to join the army learn the art of war with Deva Victrix and march on the barbarians in Coppergate to do battle

Roman Military Tactics
13.30 Museum Gardens - (Ideal for all the family)
Display by Legio XIV on Roman military tactics

Children’s Viking Battle Drill
13.40 Coppergate - FREE - (For Children)
A chance for mini barbarians to learn the art of defence and attack with the Germanic Barbarians

Chariot Race
14.00 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)

Romans v Barbarians (3rd of 3)
14.10 Coppergate - FREE - (For children)
The 2 armies of children meet for the final time and battle for glory

Dancers & Musicians
14.30 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
Dancers and musicians entertain the arm

Meet the Roman Military
14.30 Museum Gardens - (Ideal for all the family)
Talk to members of Legio XIV about life as a Roman soldier and Citizen

Edict of Milan
14.40 Statue of Constantine - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
The Edict of Milan, which legitimises Christianity is issued by Constantine

Legio VII
14.40 Coppergate - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
Recreation of a Roman religious ceremony

Children arrive back in Arena
14.50 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
The Roman children have a triumphal return

Gladiators
15.00 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
Members of Collegium Gladitorium from Hungary display the training and fighting that’s made them famous throughout Europe

Mithran Ceremony
15.30 Museum Gardens - (Ideal for all the family)
Recreation by Legio XIV of the Roman religious ceremony

Dancers & Musicians
15.50 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)
Dancers and musicians entertain the army

Closing Ceremony
16.10 St Sampson's Square - FREE - (Ideal for all the family)

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