Les journées romaines d'Autun

More than 80 speakers from all over France will be in Autun to present aspects of Gallo-Roman
of Gallo-Roman culture with interactive workshops, craft demonstrations, and
educational activities.

Highlights not to be missed:

- The imperial army, in full dress, with its marching and battle equipment;
life in the legionary camp
- The gladiators, these stars of Antiquity, high-level sportsmen from a codified institution
codified institution, in a combat situation
- The Gauls and their crafts
- The Greek army in combat demonstration

Programme :

- 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.: Tracing of Roman roads
- 10.30am to 11.15am: Gladiators, presentation of the gladiators and the fights
- 11.30am to 12.15pm: Manoeuvres of the Greek army
- 1.30 pm to 2 pm : Ode to Minerva
- 2.30 pm to 3.15 pm: Gladiators, presentation of the gladiators and the fights
- 3.45pm to 4.30pm : Manoeuvres of the Greek army
- 5.00 pm to 5.45 pm : The Imperial Army, presentation and manoeuvres of the Roman army
- 6 to 6.30pm: Gallia-Musica, evocation of ancient music

Speakers:

- Legion VIII Augusta (Autun), Roman legionaries and civil life
- ACTA (30), gladiature and theatre in Antiquity
- The Ambiani (80), Gallic crafts from the 1st century BC
- The Somatophilaques (13), Greek soldiers from the 8th
to 4th
century BC.
- Gallia-Musica (88), ancient music
- Atelier Figulina (25) and Pierre-Alain Capt (Switzerland), ancient ceramics

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