page_title: Classical reenactment
section_title: Roman reenactment
hierarchical_section_title: Classical reenactment / Roman reenactment
caption_attribution_description: English: Legio III Cyrenaica of New England (United States) in a 1st century A.D. portrayal of a legion.
context_page_description: Classical reenactment tends to focus on portrayals of the Greco-Roman world, and especially on modern recreations of Roman legions and ancient Greek hoplites.
context_section_description: Most groups that concentrate on Roman reenacting focus on one particular Roman legion; nearly all of the legions portrayed actually existed historically, and the reenactors strive to recreate the legion as accurately as possible.  This attention to realism generally extends to the equipment worn and displayed, and to behavior displayed to each other and especially to the public; indeed, many public demonstrations attempt to recreate Roman military drills, marches, and even stage mock battles.
  Roman reenactment groups usually welcome women and children, in an effort to both accommodate entire families and to portray Roman civilian life.  Additionally, it is not unknown for older male reenactors (who might have previously played Roman legionaries) to portray consuls, senators, or even a Roman emperor.
  The Roman Army did not remain static and, whilst sometimes demonstrating these changes in displays of the evolving equipment and appearance of the legionary, most groups also focus on a particular time period. The most popular period is probably the 1st-2nd century, with legionaries wearing the characteristic segmented armour illustrated on Trajan's Column.  However, some groups portray the Late Roman legion, after the army reforms of Diocletian.
  A minority of groups depict the eastern continuance of the empire after the fall of Rome in the west, known popularly as the Byzantine Empire.
  Roman reenacting is popular in both the United States and Europe.
caption: Reenactors portraying 1st-2nd century AD Roman legionaries
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