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'''This page was originally used to publicize the Conventus. The Conventus is now over, and the text below will soon be replaced with a full report of the meeting.'''
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'''N.B. I'm currently in the middle of converting this into a report of the ''Conventus'', would be grateful if other editors could keep their contributions until after I've got the basics in place; thanks. [[User:Aulus Apollonius Cordus|Cordus]] 11:02, 13 August 2006 (CDT)'''
  
  
 
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The fifth annual [[Conventus Novae Romae in Europa]] will be held at Hadrian's Wall in [http://www.britannia-provincia.co.uk provincia Britannia] between a. d. III Non. Sex. (Thursday the 3rd of August) and a. d. V Id. Sex. (Wednesday the 9th of August) this year.
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The fifth annual ''[[Conventus Novae Romae in Europa]]'' was held at Hadrian's Wall in [http://www.britannia-provincia.co.uk provincia Britannia] between a. d. III Non. Sex. (Thursday the 3rd of August) and a. d. V Id. Sex. (Wednesday the 9th of August) {{2006}}.
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==Hadrian's Wall==
 
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It is a remarkable feat of Roman engineering, originally about six metres high and between two and three metres deep, and much of it still stands. It has been suggested that Hadrian was inspired by stories of the Great Wall of China brought back by travelling merchants.
 
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The Conventus will include visits to the best sites on the Wall, as well as lectures and discussions about its history.
 
  
 
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[[Image:Carlisle City Gateway.jpg|right|The 'city gateway' in Carlisle]]
 
[[Image:Carlisle City Gateway.jpg|right|The 'city gateway' in Carlisle]]
  
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The Conventus will be based in the city of '''Carlisle''' in north-west England, which itself began as a settlement around the Wall fort of '''Luguvalium'''. Carlisle has had a turbulent history under the Romans, Celts, Saxons and Vikings. It gained city status during the Middle Ages and during the 14th to 17th centuries was constantly involved in the feuds and bloodthirsty raids of the Border Reivers that took place over the disputed lands between England and Scotland. It has associations with some of the most striking characters of British history, including King Arthur, Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Queen Victoria.
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The ''Conventus'' was based in the city of '''Carlisle''' in north-west England, which itself began as a settlement around the Wall fort of '''Luguvalium'''. Carlisle has had a turbulent history under the Romans, Celts, Saxons and Vikings. It gained city status during the Middle Ages and during the 14th to 17th centuries was constantly involved in the feuds and bloodthirsty raids of the Border Reivers that took place over the disputed lands between England and Scotland. It has associations with some of the most striking characters of British history, including King Arthur, Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Queen Victoria.
  
 
Carlisle has many fascinating historical buildings to visit, but it is also a dynamic modern town with speciality shops, theatres and entertainment centres. It is large enough to be vibrant, but small enough to explore on foot. It has a fine museum of Roman and other antiquities.
 
Carlisle has many fascinating historical buildings to visit, but it is also a dynamic modern town with speciality shops, theatres and entertainment centres. It is large enough to be vibrant, but small enough to explore on foot. It has a fine museum of Roman and other antiquities.
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[[Image:Carlisle St Martins.jpg|left|St Martin's]]
 
[[Image:Carlisle St Martins.jpg|left|St Martin's]]
  
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Accommodation will be provided at [http://www.ucsm.ac.uk/services/accommodation/carlisle/index.php St Martin's College]. This is a modern block normally used as student lodgings. Each room has its own bathroom. Rooms are grouped into flats of five to eight rooms, and each flat has a shared fully-fitted kitchen and dining area. The building also has a laundry and a cafe.
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Guests were accommodated at [http://www.ucsm.ac.uk/services/accommodation/carlisle/index.php St Martin's College]. This was a modern block normally used as student lodgings, built {{2002}}. Each room had its own bathroom. Rooms were grouped into flats of five to eight rooms, and each flat had a shared fully-fitted kitchen and dining area. The Conventus party occupied two floors of one building, and many of the communal activities (including breakfast and, except when eaten at a restaurant, dinner) took place in the kitchen of the downstairs flat.
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The rooms at St Martin's are single rooms; the organizers will be happy to help arrange alternative accommodation for any guests who prefer double or family rooms.
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==Schedule==
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==The Guests==
  
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The provisional schedule is as follows. Note that there will be many other activities throughout the week (see below under '''Games and Entertainment''', '''Lectures and Workshops''', &c.
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Present at the ''Conventus'' were:
  
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* T. Amatius Paulus (citizen of Hispania) - Read his [[#T. Amatius Paulus|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* [[Aulus Apollonius Cordus (Nova Roma)|A. Apollonius Cordus]] (''legatus'' of Britannia) - Read his [[#A. Apollonius Cordus|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* [[Caeso Fabius Buteo Quintilianus (Nova Roma)|K. Fabius Buteo Quintilianus]] (citizen of Thule) - Read his [[#K. Fabius Buteo|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* Q. Fabius Pictor (citizen of Thule) - Read his [[#Q. Fabius Pictor|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* C. Flavia Aureliana (citizen of Britannia, wife of Michael) - Read her [[#C. Flavia Aureliana|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* [[Decimus Gladius Lupus (Nova Roma)|D. Gladius Lupus]] (''propraetor'' of Hibernia) - Read his [[#D. Gladius Lupus|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* [[Gaia Livia (Nova Roma)|C. Livia]] (''propraetrix'' of Britannia) - Read her [[#C. Livia|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* [[Publius Memmius Albucius (Nova Roma)|P. Memmius Albucius]] (citizen of Gallia) - Read his [[#P. Memmius Albucius|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* V. Minucius Falco (citizen of Thule) - Read his [[#V. Minucius Falco|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* Gal. Minucius Iovinus (''legatus'' of Thule) - Read his [[#Gal. Minucius Falco|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* [[Gaius Moravius Laureatus Armoricus (Nova Roma)|C. Moravius Laureatus]] (''legatus'' of Britannia) - Read his [[#C. Moravius Laureatus|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* [[Marcus Octavius Germanicus (Nova Roma)|M. Octavius Germanicus]] (citizen of Lacus Magni) - Read his [[#M. Octavius Germanicus|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* [[Gnaeus Salvius Astur (Nova Roma)|Cn. Salvius Astur]] (citizen of Hispania) - Read his [[#Cn. Salvius Astur|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* Michael Schofield (''peregrinus'', husband of Aureliana) - Read his [[#Michael Schofield|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
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* [[Aula Tullia Scholastica (Nova Roma)|A. Tullia Scholastica]] (citizen of America Mediatlantica) - Read her [[#A. Tullia Scholastica|recollections of the ''Conventus'']]
  
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This is the main day for guests to arrive in Carlisle. The organizers will try to meet guests at airports and railway stations to accompany them to St Martin's, but this may not be possible for everyone.
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==The ''Conventus''==
  
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===A. d. III Non. Sex. (Thursday 3rd August)===
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===Prid. Non. Sex. (Friday 4th August)===
 
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The first full day of the Conventus will be a relatively gentle one. There will be a trip into '''Carlisle''' so that guests can get to know the city, and this may include visiting the Museum and other places of interest.
 
  
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The main part of the day will be occupied by a coach-trip to '''Vindolanda''' (Chesterholm) and the '''Roman Army Museum'''. In the evening there will be a '''celebration''' in honour of the birthday of [[Servius Tullius]], the renowned sixth king of Rome.
 
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The Roman fort of Vindolanda, not on the Wall itself but set back from it, illustrates that the Wall was not just a great monument but part of a wider frontier system extending back into Roman territory and forward into barbarian lands. The fort is justly famous for the "Vindolanda tablets", an amazing cache of letters, written on wooden tablets by the Roman soldiers and their families, found under the remains of a Roman bonfire at the fort. Also at the fort are impressive full-size reconstructions of the Wall as it would have been in Roman times.
 
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===A. d. VIII Id. Sex. (Sunday 6th August)===
 
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It is traditional at the annual Conventus to set aside one day for a '''general meeting''' at which guests can wear their Roman clothes (though of course they are free to do this at other times as well!) and share their thoughts and aspirations relating to Nova Roma. For educational value and a sense of ''gravitas'', the meeting will be conducted in the form of a meeting of the senate, according to ancient procedures.
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It is traditional at the annual Conventus to set aside one day for a '''general meeting''' at which guests can wear their Roman clothes (though of course they are free to do this at other times as well!) and share their thoughts and aspirations relating to Nova Roma. For educational value and a sense of ''gravitas'', the meeting was conducted in the form of a meeting of the senate, according to ancient procedures.
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For anyone who doesn't want to participate in the meeting, and for everyone else too once the meeting is over, there will be plenty of games, workshops, and other activities.
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On this day there will be a coach-trip to '''Arbeia''' (South Shields) and '''Segedunum''' (Wallsend). As usual, there will also be other activities available for those who don't go on the trip and for everyone afterwards.
 
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The major city of '''Newcastle''' contains the Roman forts of Arbeia and Segedunum, including impressive reconstructions of a Roman bath-house and the military gate, as well as the '''Newcastle Museum of Antiquities''' which contains a reconstruction of the '''Mithraeum''' near Cilurnum.
 
  
 
[http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/segedunum/ Segedunum]
 
[http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/segedunum/ Segedunum]
  
 
[http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/arbeia/ Arbeia]
 
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A relatively short coach-trip to '''Vercovicium''' (Housesteads), '''Cilurnum''' (Chesters), and the '''Mithraeum''', plus the usual other activities and, in the evening, a big '''farewell dinner''' at St Martin's for everyone.
 
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[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-hadrianswallandhousesteadsfort/ Vercovicium]
 
[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-hadrianswallandhousesteadsfort/ Vercovicium]
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Guests will set off for home at various times throughout the day; for those leaving later in the day there will be a selection of relaxed activities available in the mean time.
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Guests staying at St Martin's will be asked to pay £195 per person (approximately €280 or $350 U.S.). This includes the cost of accommodation, the two big dinners at St Martin's (other meals will be arranged at the time, to keep things flexible), the three coach-trips, and all the lectures, workshops, films, games, &c.
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For more information about payment, e-mail '''conventus2759@laurentcoffre.wanadoo.co.uk''' . If you are paying by [http://www.paypal.com/ PayPal] the account to pay to is '''conventus2759@laurentcoffre.wanadoo.co.uk''' .
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Carlisle has a small airport, but the main international airports are at Manchester and Newcastle. Alternatively some guests may prefer to travel to London and join some of the hosts for the journey from London to Carlisle by car or train. Anyone wanting advice on travel arrangements should join the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Britannia-Provincia/ provincia Britannia e-mail list] or contact a_apollonius_cordus@yahoo.co.uk.
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More information will be added here as it becomes available. Specific questions can be asked on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Britannia-Provincia/ provincia Britannia e-mail list] or directed to a_apollonius_cordus@yahoo.co.uk.
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===T. Amatius Paulus===
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===A. Apollonius Cordus===
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===K. Fabius Buteo===
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===Q. Fabius Pictor===
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===C. Flavia Aureliana===
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===D. Gladius Lupus===
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===C. Livia===
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===P. Memmius Albucius===
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===V. Minucius Falco===
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===Gal. Minucius Iovinus===
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===C. Moravius Laureatus===
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===M. Octavius Germanicus===
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===Cn. Salvius Astur===
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===Michael Schofield===
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===A. Tullia Scholastica===
  
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*T. Amatius Paullus (Hispania)
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The [[V Conventus Publicity|publicity page]] for the ''Conventus'', originally housed in this namespace.
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*[[Aulus Apollonius Cordus (Nova Roma)|A. Apollonius Cordus]] (Britannia)
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Revision as of 16:04, 13 August 2006

N.B. I'm currently in the middle of converting this into a report of the Conventus, would be grateful if other editors could keep their contributions until after I've got the basics in place; thanks. Cordus 11:02, 13 August 2006 (CDT)


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The fifth annual Conventus Novae Romae in Europa was held at Hadrian's Wall in provincia Britannia between a. d. III Non. Sex. (Thursday the 3rd of August) and a. d. V Id. Sex. (Wednesday the 9th of August) K. Buteone Po. Minucia cos. ‡ MMDCCLIX a.u.c..


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Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall was unique in the Roman world and remains one of the most outstanding historical sites in Europe. It was designated a World Heritage Site almost twenty years ago.

A reconstruction of part of the Wall at Vindolanda

The Wall was built in the early second century C.E. on the orders of the emperor Hadrian, who spent much of his reign touring the frontiers of the empire and who visited Britain M'. Aviola C. Cornelio cos.‡ (DCCCLXXV a.u.c.). Running some 80 Roman miles from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, the Wall marked the northernmost frontier of the Roman empire.

It is a remarkable feat of Roman engineering, originally about six metres high and between two and three metres deep, and much of it still stands. It has been suggested that Hadrian was inspired by stories of the Great Wall of China brought back by travelling merchants.


More information on Hadrian's Wall

Carlisle

The 'city gateway' in Carlisle

The Conventus was based in the city of Carlisle in north-west England, which itself began as a settlement around the Wall fort of Luguvalium. Carlisle has had a turbulent history under the Romans, Celts, Saxons and Vikings. It gained city status during the Middle Ages and during the 14th to 17th centuries was constantly involved in the feuds and bloodthirsty raids of the Border Reivers that took place over the disputed lands between England and Scotland. It has associations with some of the most striking characters of British history, including King Arthur, Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Queen Victoria.

Carlisle has many fascinating historical buildings to visit, but it is also a dynamic modern town with speciality shops, theatres and entertainment centres. It is large enough to be vibrant, but small enough to explore on foot. It has a fine museum of Roman and other antiquities.


Carlisle

Tullie House Museum

Accommodation

St Martin's

Guests were accommodated at St Martin's College. This was a modern block normally used as student lodgings, built M. Octavio L. Sulla (II) cos. ‡ MMDCCLV a.u.c.. Each room had its own bathroom. Rooms were grouped into flats of five to eight rooms, and each flat had a shared fully-fitted kitchen and dining area. The Conventus party occupied two floors of one building, and many of the communal activities (including breakfast and, except when eaten at a restaurant, dinner) took place in the kitchen of the downstairs flat.


The Guests

Present at the Conventus were:


The Conventus

A. d. III Non. Sex. (Thursday 3rd August)


Prid. Non. Sex. (Friday 4th August)

Non. Sex. (Saturday 5th August)


More information on Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum

The online catalogue of the Vindolanda tablets

A. d. VIII Id. Sex. (Sunday 6th August)

It is traditional at the annual Conventus to set aside one day for a general meeting at which guests can wear their Roman clothes (though of course they are free to do this at other times as well!) and share their thoughts and aspirations relating to Nova Roma. For educational value and a sense of gravitas, the meeting was conducted in the form of a meeting of the senate, according to ancient procedures.

A. d. VII Id. Sex. (Monday 7th August)

Segedunum

Arbeia


A. d. VI Id. Sex. (Tuesday 8th August)

Vercovicium

A virtual tour of Vercovicium

Cilurnum


A. d. V Id. Sex. (Wednesday 9th August)

Guests' Recollections

T. Amatius Paulus

A. Apollonius Cordus

K. Fabius Buteo

Q. Fabius Pictor

C. Flavia Aureliana

D. Gladius Lupus

C. Livia

P. Memmius Albucius

V. Minucius Falco

Gal. Minucius Iovinus

C. Moravius Laureatus

M. Octavius Germanicus

Cn. Salvius Astur

Michael Schofield

A. Tullia Scholastica

Links

The publicity page for the Conventus, originally housed in this namespace.

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