THE final events line-up has been unveiled for this year's Eboracum Roman Festival in York this weekend.

In addition to the breath-taking military displays and street processions, a range of other events will be staged at a host of venues around the city.

When the legions have done roaming the streets they will take time out in Dean's Park, beside York Minster, where there will be a living history camp.

This will include cooking demonstrations, a potter who will show how the Romans made their pots and lots of soldiers on hand to answer questions.

There will also be two displays each day on the battle and drill tactics of Roman soldiers.

Visitors will see aspects of Roman life, civil and military, and Roman medical equipment.

A range of talks and theatrical events will also be put on at the Hospitium in Museum Gardens.

In addition, the York Shakespeare Project will be on hand to read sequences from Shakespeare's plays and poems entitled Shakespeare's Rome - An Imperial Mirror For England, featuring excerpts from Julius Caesar, Coriolanus, Antony And Cleopatra, Titus Andronicus and The Rape Of Lucrece.

Throughout both days there will also be a special showing of extracts from the BBC2 series Battle For Britain's Soul filmed at last year's festival.

Further information about the festival can be found at www.eboracumromanfestival.co.uk

Events

Mini-Roman Festival

Today

St Sampson's Square

1pm: Bathhouse Talk

1:30pm: Roman Games and Hands-on Finds from the ARC

2pm: Kids Roman Army Training

2:30pm: Roman Games and Hands-on Finds from the ARC

3pm: Kids Roman Army Training

3:30pm: Bathhouse Talk, Eboracum Legion Bathhouse

All day: Roman Seer and Display on Roman Food

1pm: Roman Walk starts from the Bathhouse

K Bar

8pm: What Did The Romans Do For Us? A History of Wine in Roman Times, with Bill Laverick and Martin Lacy. Pre-booking essential via the Eboracum Legion Bathhouse or by phone on 07903 509216

Eboracum Roman Festival

Tomorrow

Dean's Park and York Minster

11am: Arrival of the Legions: a march from Bootham Bar to Constantine's statue, then to St Sampson's Square via Stonegate and Davygate

Noon: Meet the Romans: Legion XIIII and Comitatus Living History Camp in Dean's Park

1:40pm: Display by Legion XIIII

3:10pm: Reading of the Edict Of Milan at Constantine's statue

3:20pm: Display by Legion XIIII

St Sampson's Square

11:30am: The Lord Mayor of York and Constantine welcome the legions

Noon: Arabian Dancers and Musicians

12:20pm: Meet the Romans: Legion XX

12:40pm: Junior soldier training, assemble and march to the Coppergate Centre

1:10pm: Display by Comitatus

1:40pm: Junior soldiers return

1:50pm: Arabian Dancers and Musicians

2:10pm: Gladiators and Slaves

2:40pm: Junior soldier training, assemble and march to the Coppergate Centre

3:10pm: Display by Comitatus

3:40pm: Junior soldiers return

3:50pm: Arabian Dancers and Musicians

4:10pm: Display by Legion XIIII and Comitatus

4:30pm: Mithraic ceremony

Eboracum Legion Bathhouse

All day: Roman Seer and Display on Roman Food

12:30pm: Bathhouse Talk: By The Kids, For The Kids! (also at 1:30pm and 3:30pm)

1pm: Roman Walk starts from the Bathhouse

2:30pm: Talk by Harry Martindale

The Coppergate Centre

All day: Time Team York Roman special showing

Introduction to Coppergate: Viking Battle Tactics

All day: Chat to an off-duty legionary in his local bazaar

12:20pm: Meet the Romans: Legion VII

12:40pm: Arabian Dancers and Musicians

1:10pm: Arrival of junior soldiers to battle against the Vikings

1:30pm: Junior soldiers assemble and march to St Sampson's Square

2:40pm: Arabian Dancers and Musicians

3:10pm: Arrival of junior soldiers to battle against the Vikings

3:30pm: Junior soldiers assemble and march to St Sampson's Square

3:50pm: Meet the Romans: Legion VII

4:30pm: Mithraic Ceremony

Yorkshire Museum Gardens and Hospitium

All day: Exhibition and extracts from BBC2 TV series Battle for Britain's Soul filmed at the first Eboracum Roman Festival

10am-4:30pm: Archaeology Live! York Archaeological Trust's summer training dig open, with tours of the standing remains of the Roman fortress at 11am, 1pm and 3pm plus family activities

12:20pm: Hands-on original Roman objects with Elizabeth Hartley (also at 2:20pm)

12:40pm: Meet the Romans: Comitatus

1:10pm: Talk: Roman Life by Gordon Henderson

1:30pm: York Shakespeare Project: Roman Readings (also at 3:30pm)

3pm: Talk: Egyptian Dancing by Jo Hirons

Parliament Street

All day: Roman-themed market

Barley Hall

All day: Roman Market. With craftsmen, traders, Roman costume to try on, have-a-go mosaic, learn a bit of Latin and more

Archaeological Resource Centre

11am-3pm: Roman finds, storytelling and games

7pm-9pm: Eboracum Revealed: New Light on an Ancient City. Tickets including wine £5. Pre-booking essential on 01904 543403

Eboracum Roman Festival

Sunday

Dean's Park and York Minster

All day: Meet the Romans: Comitatus Living History Camp in Dean's Park

Noon: Arrival of the Legions: a march from Bootham Bar to Constantine's statue

1pm: Meet the Romans: Military Display by Legion XIIII

2:30pm: Display by Legion XIIII

St Sampson's Square

12:30pm: Arabian Dancers and Musicians

12:50pm: Constantine arrives

1:10pm: Display by Comitatus

1:40pm: Junior soldier training, assemble and march to the Coppergate Centre, leaving at 2pm

2pm: Arabian Dancers and Musicians

2:40pm: Junior soldiers return

2:40pm: Display by Comitatus

3:10pm: The assembling of the legions

3:30pm: The legions return to Dean's Park, via Davygate and Stonegate

Eboracum Legion Bathhouse

Please note the ELB will be opening an hour later than normal at 11am, and closing an hour early at 3pm

All day: Roman Seer and Display on Roman Food

1pm: Roman Walk starts from the Bathhouse

1:30pm and 2.30pm: Bathhouse Talk: By The Kids, For The Kids!

The Coppergate Centre

All day: Time Team York Roman special showing

12.20pm: Meet the Romans: Legion VII

12.50pm: Arabian Dancers and Musicians

1.30pm: Chat to an off-duty legionary in his local bazaar

2.10pm: Arrival of junior soldiers to battle against the Vikings, reassemble and march back to St Sampson's Square, leaving at 2.30pm

2.30pm: Arabian Dancers and Musicians

Yorkshire Museums Gardens and Hospitium

All day: Exhibition and extracts from BBC2 TV series Battle for Britain's Soul filmed at the first Eboracum Roman Festival

12:30pm: Hands-on original Roman objects with Elizabeth Hartley

10am-4:30pm: Archaeology Live! York Archaeological Trust's summer training dig open, with tours of the standing remains of the Roman fortress at 11am, 1pm and 3pm plus family activities

12:50pm: Talk: Death & Disease in Roman York by Malin Holst

1:40pm: York Shakespeare Project Readings Shakespeare's Rome

2pm: Talk: Roman York: New Light on an Ancient City by Patrick Ottaway

2:40pm: Talk: Excavating Romans by Steve Timms

3:20pm: York Shakespeare Project Readings Shakespeare's Rome

Parliament Street

All day: Roman-themed market

Barley Hall

All day: Roman Market. With craftsmen, traders, Roman costume to try on, have-a-go mosaic, learn a bit of Latin and more.

Updated: 11:37 Friday, July 23, 2004