nEW boRcum Events Launch Events VIsITor infoRmation Roman ghost cellar tours The Wold Newton Hoard LOCATION Treasurer’s House, York YO1 7JL HOME TO BRITAIN'S A Celebration This year’s Eboracum Roman Festival takes place within the Thursday 1 June, Friday 2 June, Saturday 3 June Thursday 1 June. Yorkshire Museum, 6.15pm – 8.15pm York Museum Gardens. The gardens are located next to Lendal and Sunday 4 June. Guided tours will take place at GREATEST ROMAN Celebrate the launch of this year’s Eboracum Roman Festival Bridge, the main crossing between York Station and York Minster. 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm, lasting and be the first to see the Wold Newton Hoard as it returns to Entrances are on Museum Street and Marygate. approximately 30 minutes, suitable for 5 years + the Yorkshire Museum conserved and in its entirety over drinks CATERING In 1953, 18-year-old Harry Martindale saw ghostly Roman TREASURES and a talk by Andrew Woods, Curator of Numismatics. We are delighted that Asparagus Green Catering will be supporting soldiers marching on the Roman road that runs under £10 per person (includes a glass of wine) this year’s festival by offering a selection of beverages and locally the cellar of Treasurer's House; he wasn't the only one to Bookable event, see yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk for details sourced hot and cold food from the Horse Box and the Pavilion experience the inexplicable. Will you be the next to see what over the weekend. Harry saw? Grab a hard-hat and join the guide as you head #EboracumRomanFestival to the basement of Treasurer’s House. The DiscoveRy of the Chester TICKETS Tours cost £4.00 per adult and £3.50 per child amphitheatre and the seaRch for Tickets for all bookable talks and events linked to the festival can be purchased: Bookable event, call 01904 624247 York’s Lost Amphitheatre Online by visiting yorkshiremuseum.org.uk Friday 2 June. Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum, In person from the Yorkshire Museum, York Museum Gardens, FashioN of the Roman Lady 7pm – 9pm York YO1 7FR or with Lori An Hambly Following on from the success of last year’s ‘Search for York’s Visit York Visitor Information Centre, 1 Museum Street, Saturday 3 June. Yorkshire Museum, 2.30pm – 3pm Lost Amphitheatre’, join Stewart Ainsworth of Channel 4’s York YO1 7DT Lori An Hambly joins us for this year’s festival from California. Time Team to hear how the Roman amphitheatre in Chester A member of Legion Six Victrix, Lori An will be hosting a talk was rediscovered, followed by archaeologist Tim Sutherland By phone 01904 550099 in the Yorkshire Museum about the importance of Roman demonstrating how it could be possible to make a similar *For tickets sent by post there will be an additional postage cost ladies fashion. discovery in York. FREE with admission to the Yorkshire Museum £10 per person (includes a glass of wine) Bookable event, see yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk for details Walk on a genuine Roman mosaic floor; see the statue of WakiNg the Dead: A Walk Mars – the finest example of a Roman statue ever found in Authors Evening with Ben Kane thRough the CemeteRies of Britain; marvel at the marble head of Constantine and stand and Professor Harry Sidebottom Roman York at the tombstone of Lucius Duccius Rufinus, Standard Bearer with John Oxley, City Archaeologist, City of York Council of the Ninth Legion. Saturday 3 June. Yorkshire Museum, 6.15pm – 8.15pm Saturday 3 June. A guided walk starting at 5.30pm in PLUS – Don't miss the return of the largest Join best-selling author Ben Kane as he talks about walking @EboracumRomans facebook.com/yorkshiremuseum Exhibition Square and ending at Blossom Street, taking Roman hoard of its kind ever found in the North: Hadrian’s Wall and discover the life of Severus with author and approximately 90 minutes THE WOLD NEWTON HOARD, respected academic Professor Harry Sidebottom. This festival has been project led by York Museums Trust (Charity number 1092466), acquired thanks to public donations, working in partnership with Lanpro, with thanks to Roman Bath Museum, Roman Tours Ltd, Discover how and where the Romans buried their dead in, £7.50 per person Owl Adventures, The National Trust, Asparagus Green Catering, Make it York, or rather outside, Roman York. Learn about Roman burial which will be unveiled as part of Bookable event, see yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk for details City of York Council and the University of York. practices and the way the Romans thought about death and the Eboracum Roman the afterlife. On this walk you’ll visit some of York’s most Festival 2017. Back by popular demand, the armies of ancient interesting Roman cemeteries, find out about the evidence Rome are marching on York this summer recovered from each place and how it tells the story about complete with military parades, siege weapon the topography of Roman York. FESTIVAL OFFER 20% off day admission to the Yorkshire Museum demonstrations, archaeological investigations, £6 per person. birds of prey displays, a living history camp and during the Eboracum Roman Festival 2017 and Bookable event, see yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk for details talks by expert speakers. Kids go FREE too!* On presentation of this leaflet. Information correct at time of going to print. Photography courtesy of Jo Rutherford Photography, Dan Prince, Paul Harston and Anthony Chappel-Ross. yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk * Present this leaflet to claim offer. Terms and Conditions apply. Offer available Thu 1 June – Sun 4 June 2017. Kids go FREE – 7 children 16 and under go free with a paying adult; maximum 4 children per adult. Offer does not apply to organised groups. 9 FestiVal Highlights Roman LiviNg SaTURDAY 3 JUNE 2017 SunDAY 4 JUNE 2017 Don't MIss… HistoRy Camp ARena timetable York Museum Gardens ARena timetable York Museum Gardens 10.30am Festival Opening with The Right Honourable the 10.45am Roll Call – Muster of the Legions Roman Parades The sights, sounds and smells of Roman Eboracum come to life for two days in the beautiful grounds of Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Barbara Boyce, 11.00am Parade through York Saturday 3 June, 11am and 2.30pm York Museum Gardens. accompanied by the Civic Party 11.10am Birds of Prey Demonstrations with Owl Adventures Sunday 4 June, 11am 10.45am Roll Call – Muster of the Legions 12 noon Return of the Romans Come and meet the Legionary soldiers and their families in a On Saturday and Sunday, come and see a spectacular sight as six 11.00am Parade through York 1.00pm Military Display colourful tented camp and learn about their weapons, armour, Roman Legions and Roman civilians march through the centre of 11.05am Birds of Prey Demonstrations with Owl Adventures 2.00pm Kids Army lifestyle, beliefs, food… and much, much more. Based in York Museum Gardens, the the historic city of York. The route each day will start from York 12 noon Return of the Romans 2.45pm Birds of Prey Demonstrations with Owl Adventures Eboracum Roman Festival promises Museum Gardens and the march will go via: Lendal, St Helen’s 12.45pm Military Display 3.20pm Military Display to be a fun-filled celebration of Square, Davygate, Church Street, Petergate, Deangate, York 1.30pm Kids Army 3.50pm Festival Finale Roman activities and archaeological Minster, Stonegate and Lendal. 2.15pm Roll Call – Muster of the Legions investigations. 2.30pm Parade through York PLuS Don’t miss the following festival activities in the Alongside fighting displays and a The Hunt for YoRk’s Roman 3.35pm Return of the Romans Yorkshire Museum — included in museum admission price. Roman Living History camp showing AMphitheatRe 4.10pm Birds of Prey Demonstrations with Owl Adventures 4.45pm Kids Army domestic life, children will be able to Saturday 3 June, throughout the day A LegionaRy’s Life 5.20pm Roll Call – Muster of the Legions under standards meet Roman soldiers and take part in Join Time Team’s Stewart Ainsworth, Tim Sutherland of the 11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm (See page 5 for details) army drills. University of York, Mitch Pollington of Lanpro Archaeology + On Saturday and Sunday come and Heritage and John Oxley, City of York Archaeologist, as they begin PLuS Don’t miss the following festival activities in the Occult Objects and SupeRnatuRal the search for York’s lost Roman amphitheatre in the grounds of Yorkshire Museum — included in museum admission price. see the Roman Parades as six Roman Stuff: Magic in Roman BRitain Legions and Roman civilians march King's Manor in the centre of York. Talk to the experts as they use A Yorkshire Museum Curator Talk with Adam Parker, through the streets of York. the latest surveying technology to hunt for this allusive structure A LegionaRy’s Assistant Curator of Archaeology, 1pm – 2pm and have a go yourself. Life Within the Yorkshire Museum, don’t Magic was used widely in the Roman world as a tool to give miss the Wold Newton Hoard. This 11am – 1pm and AuthoRs Tent good luck in life, to promote good health, to bring happiness in Roman Hoard is the largest of its 2pm – 4pm Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June, 10am to 4pm relationships, and to curse enemies. This talk will introduce the period to be found in the North and it Be put through your paces as subject of Roman Magic and discuss some of the evidence from New for 2017, come and visit our authors tent and meet with contains incredibly rare coins from a you take part in our recruitment Roman Britain, and include examples of magical objects from subject specialists from across Britain.