The Vicus in action
, 18 Gorffennaf 2009
Festival of British Archaeology 2009
Just one day to go before the Festival of Archaeology starts at St Fagans, and I thought it would be good to give you a sneak preview of the group who will provide us with our grand finale on the 1st and 2nd of August: the Vicus.
Today they set up camp at Caerwent Roman town, demonstrating activities from Roman medicine to tablet weaving and basketry. Then, of course, there were the battles, as Britons met Romans in a fight to the not-so-bitter end.
When they visit us at St Fagans they’ll be staging a Roman cremation – an event not to be missed.
