Rome 🇮🇹 // 04-2024
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According to legend, Romulus founded Rome on April 21, 753 BC. Therefore, the Gruppo Storico Romano organizes a festival every year on April 21 to honor the birthday of the Eternal City: Natale di Roma.
In 2024, together with friends of the Comitatensis Truncensimani we were invited to Rome to take part in the celebrations for the 2,777th anniversary of the city.
Our group represented the Late Antiquity period and set up camp for the 3rd/4th century right in the middle of the Circus Maximus. We were part of the grand Pompa (parade) and took the opportunity to explore various landmarks of the city.
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We created a video that not only showcases the event and interesting details about Roman soldiers of the 4th century but also provides insight into the hobby of historical reenactment.
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More InformationThe Pompa
A special highlight of the celebrations is the historical parade – the Pompa. Reenactment groups from all over Europe travel to Rome to take part in this event.
The Pompa usually begins at the Circus Maximus and passes by famous landmarks such as the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Participants showcase themselves in meticulously detailed garments and armor, including legionaries, gladiators, senators, and other figures from antiquity.
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How to get there?
- Santa Sabina on Google Maps,
Coordinates: 41°53’03.8″N 12°28’46.9″E
Basilica Santa Sabina
As part of Rome’s birthday celebrations, we had the honor of attending a Dominican Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina while dressed in late antique attire.
The church dates back to the 5th century and was presumably dedicated to Saint Sabina. According to historical texts, Seraphia, a Christian from Antioch, came to Rome in the 2nd century and lived in the house of a noble Roman woman named Sabina on the Aventine Hill. Both were martyred under Emperor Hadrian.
How to get there?
- Santa Sabina on Google Maps,
Coordinates: 41°53’03.8″N 12°28’46.9″E
